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Historical Event on 3/21/1998

Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.