|
|
Historical Event on 3/21/1976
The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1968 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha. |
| 2/13/1968 | Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born. |
| 11/30/2000 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. |
| 7/30/1995 | Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
| 9/21/1933 | Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away. |
| 11/30/1759 | Alamgir was murdered by his minister Imad-ul-Mulk. |
| 7/9/1873 | Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra. |
| 7/14/1998 | India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
