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Historical Event on 3/21/1957

India's national calender came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
8/25/1919Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born.
1/6/1999Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.
2/10/1927Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born.
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
7/7/196294 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay.
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
5/21/1992Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.