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Historical Event on 11/21/1998

India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
1/23/1977Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party.
1/1/1979This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
3/24/1995Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away.
3/1/2000Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.