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Historical Event on 1/21/1961

Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1913Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
6/8/1992Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached.
7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.