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Historical Event on 1/21/1963
Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 1/25/1994 | Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55. |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 12/29/1972 | Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced. |
| 1/11/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995). |
| 11/14/1993 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away. |
| 11/20/1981 | Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. |
| 6/22/1948 | Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles. |
| 9/1/1896 | Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta. |
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