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Historical Event on 6/21/1906
Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/2000 | Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi. |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 4/23/1946 | Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 10/5/1878 | First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai. |
| 6/1/1997 | Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 9/18/1972 | Qutubu'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"". |
| 1/16/1920 | Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born. |
| 5/14/1994 | LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
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