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Historical Event on 2/21/1979

Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
8/27/1781Haider Ali and the Britishers fought the battle of Pallilore.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .