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Historical Event on 4/21/1991

Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
5/1/1886May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.
7/18/1987Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet.
1/2/1997Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara.
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
5/8/1959Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.