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Historical Event on 11/21/1947
First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/15/1988 | Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record. |
3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
1/25/1989 | Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh. |
2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
10/4/1847 | Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
2/21/1990 | The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90). |
8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
2/24/1988 | Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile. |
12/22/1975 | Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died. |
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