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Historical Event on 3/21/1997
Jockey Vasant Shinde retires.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/23/1912 | Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast. |
| 4/29/1882 | Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 2/13/1993 | School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers. |
| 5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 5/4/1960 | Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale. |
| 7/16/1997 | V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 1/5/1988 | India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind. |
| 6/18/1633 | Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
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