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Historical Event on 2/21/1899
Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
| 8/11/2000 | The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects. |
| 5/19/2000 | A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
| 2/11/1933 | The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933. |
| 2/14/1901 | Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. |
| 1/20/1990 | Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence. |
| 12/3/1998 | India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology. |
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