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Historical Event on 8/21/1879
Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/22/1898 | The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 10/20/1954 | Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom |
| 3/21/1992 | India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy. |
| 3/13/1857 | Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away. |
| 6/27/1964 | Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum. |
| 11/27/1907 | Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 2/25/1962 | India Congress Party wins elections. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
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