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Historical Event on 1/21/1997
Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1995 | Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras. |
| 2/13/1993 | School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers. |
| 3/13/1878 | The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper. |
| 12/25/1932 | King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech. |
| 4/11/1992 | Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office. |
| 4/24/1965 | Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal. |
| 2/18/1871 | Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away. |
| 6/7/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
| 7/1/1913 | Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born. |
| 1/21/1963 | Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi. |
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