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Historical Event on 1/21/1922

V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
5/23/1995TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
7/24/1999Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.