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Historical Event on 2/21/1983
More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/16/1999 | The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched. |
| 10/17/1919 | The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad. |
| 12/1/1911 | Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born. |
| 8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
| 6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
| 8/16/1996 | CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 10/28/1947 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdulla invited to form an interim government in J&K. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 4/27/1942 | Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India. |
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