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Historical Event on 3/21/1937

Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1964Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London.
2/10/1916Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged.
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.