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Historical Event on 4/21/1994

Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
2/14/1994The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.