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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
4/8/1998India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
10/21/1954Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.