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Historical Event on 1/21/1956
Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/11/2000 | Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'. |
| 7/7/1997 | Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur. |
| 9/1/1998 | Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector. |
| 1/5/1953 | Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
| 2/14/1994 | V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down. |
| 10/28/1867 | Swami Vivekanand Sister Nivedita, great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician, was born at Dunganon in Ireland. |
| 8/25/1997 | Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational. |
| 3/25/1971 | Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras. |
| 5/5/1906 | Ursula Jeans, actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon), was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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