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Historical Event on 1/21/1820

Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
2/6/1954Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
9/26/1946Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell.