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Historical Event on 4/21/1996

Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
5/27/1992M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed.
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
12/10/1993Kerala Congress(M) splits; Four MLAs, including Minister T.M.Jacob, expelled.
9/6/1674Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
12/23/2000The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.