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Historical Event on 4/21/1997

Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1928Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
10/30/1928Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai.
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
8/4/1936Indian Government Act was approved by the king.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.