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Historical Event on 2/21/1998
Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1761 | Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10). |
| 9/15/1940 | Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born. |
| 9/15/1940 | Saint Chokhoba passed away. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 4/5/1949 | Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 10/16/1999 | A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly. |
| 5/9/1992 | Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns. |
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