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Historical Event on 9/21/1962
Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/5/1950 | Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away. |
| 3/4/1990 | Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM. |
| 10/10/1937 | Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 6/11/1931 | Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
| 1/3/1987 | Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died. |
| 4/19/1996 | AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989. |
| 3/12/1612 | Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal. |
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