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Historical Event on 2/21/1991
The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1969 | Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'. |
| 11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
| 6/6/1909 | Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras. |
| 11/16/1713 | Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'. |
| 12/4/1920 | Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India. |
| 6/30/2000 | The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K. |
| 3/20/1951 | Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar. |
| 12/21/1989 | V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 2/19/1992 | The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab. |
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