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Historical Event on 1/21/1978
Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 5/13/1791 | Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera. |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
| 6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
| 12/23/1912 | Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast. |
| 8/9/1996 | Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP. |
| 12/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections. |
| 10/16/1920 | B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka. |
| 4/13/1972 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away. |
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