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Historical Event on 2/21/1998
Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1925 | Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 7/31/1993 | K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96). |
| 4/15/1996 | Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa. |
| 8/15/1972 | Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 5/22/1993 | Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
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