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Historical Event on 8/21/1981
Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 1/30/1959 | Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 11/7/1975 | Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi. |
| 1/15/1998 | Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur. |
| 8/11/2000 | Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset. |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 9/18/1909 | Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born. |
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