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Historical Event on 8/21/1997
Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1931 | Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
| 11/5/1906 | Initials of the place of issuance of notes were started to be printed instead of Issuing Circle's name. |
| 1/14/1843 | Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born. |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 4/9/1936 | SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab). |
| 1/16/1973 | Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976. |
| 4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 12/25/1995 | First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras. |
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