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Historical Event on 7/21/2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1900Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.
6/2/1900Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
1/9/1971Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.