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Historical Event on 9/21/1912

Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
1/1/1989Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away.
8/27/1604Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
2/19/1670Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
10/24/1992Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan, known as Nankana Sahib. Guru Nanak's birthday has been traditionally celebrated on Katik Poornamashi. Althought the correct birth date has been established as Vaisakh 1 (April 14), it will continue to be celebrated on Katik Poornamashi until such time as it is changed to Vaisakh 1. (Most Sikhs in the present day consider themselves members of a separate religion.).
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.