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Historical Event on 2/21/1983
More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1959 | Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 11/6/1904 | Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born. |
| 1/10/1996 | 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi. |
| 9/3/1997 | India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 5/29/1982 | Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet. |
| 12/27/1797 | Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 2/7/1999 | Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi. |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
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