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Historical Event on 8/21/1879
Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/28/1997 | Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics. |
| 5/1/1977 | Janata Party was established. |
| 8/22/1979 | Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government. |
| 1/26/1950 | Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath. |
| 12/19/1966 | Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 12/30/1941 | Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee. |
| 6/17/1887 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 9/25/1922 | Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra. |
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