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Historical Event on 3/21/1976
The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/2/1994 | Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47. |
12/6/1987 | MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
7/28/1872 | Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born. |
8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
4/2/1870 | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding. |
2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
7/21/1984 | Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab. |
4/14/1988 | Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
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