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Historical Event on 1/21/1882

Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1771Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
9/23/1863Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
1/24/1937Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
4/27/2000Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.