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Historical Event on 1/21/1969

First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
10/17/1919The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad.
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
11/24/1941Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.