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Historical Event on 2/21/1979

Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
3/30/1945Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
5/18/1872Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born.