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Historical Event on 1/21/1978

Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
3/2/2000Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
12/26/1831Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.