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Historical Event on 7/21/1907

Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
3/24/1977Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted.
4/7/1938Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat).
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.