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Historical Event on 8/21/1995
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
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| 11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
| 11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 11/19/2000 | The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 3/17/1967 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
| 11/22/1997 | Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad. |
| 5/28/1970 | All India Trade Union Congress was divided. |
| 8/29/1956 | India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid. |
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