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Historical Event on 8/21/1988
500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1931 | Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue. |
| 1/17/1985 | Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England. |
| 12/3/1998 | Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar. |
| 4/18/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee. |
| 7/25/1997 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President. |
| 7/27/1998 | Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death. |
| 10/19/1974 | T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died. |
| 8/8/1949 | India concludes a treaty with Bhutan. |
| 4/19/1996 | AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989. |
| 3/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
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