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Historical Event on 8/21/1995
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/31/2000 | All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged. |
12/15/1999 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet. |
7/4/1994 | Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died. |
3/18/1992 | Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away. |
2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
1/3/1997 | Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds. |
9/21/1992 | Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away. |
5/16/1933 | Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born. |
12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
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