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Historical Event on 6/21/1941

Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
3/24/1977Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
4/24/1980Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
7/13/1905Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.