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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
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
4/26/1908Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.