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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
5/27/1951Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
7/8/1971Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
7/10/1996Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.