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Historical Event on 1/21/1981
Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1989 | India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 12/6/1993 | Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
| 11/20/1946 | Gandhiji starts tour without party. |
| 12/23/1964 | India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed. |
| 12/23/1964 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 7/7/1763 | Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal. |
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