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Historical Event on 1/21/1882
Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/11/1997 | Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 8/3/1967 | Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 8/29/1880 | Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born. |
| 6/19/2000 | Babu Parmanand, former speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, sworn in as the 12th Governor of Haryana. |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 4/2/1993 | MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court. |
| 2/20/1994 | Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking. |
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