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Historical Event on 8/21/1879
Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1966 | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service. |
| 11/1/1945 | Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born. |
| 8/18/1990 | Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died. |
| 11/2/1950 | India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet. |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
| 2/5/1924 | Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona. |
| 5/12/1949 | S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US. |
| 8/25/1981 | Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
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