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Historical Event on 3/21/1957

India's national calender came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1923Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away.
5/14/1982All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
7/13/1913Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar .
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
10/1/1909Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.