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Historical Event on 1/21/1970

Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.