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Historical Event on 2/21/1991
Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1908 | Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born. |
| 4/5/1987 | The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC). |
| 3/1/1998 | Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda. |
| 3/26/1997 | Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda. |
| 4/3/1950 | Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born. |
| 2/3/1900 | Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu. |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 3/28/1997 | India and Pakistan, represented by Salman Haider and Shamshad Ahmed, Foreign Secretaries, hold official talks on issues at New Delhi. |
| 4/26/1952 | India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries. |
| 12/31/1995 | K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service. |
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