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Historical Event on 4/21/1938

Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
10/20/1961B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.