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Historical Event on 2/21/1952
General Election ( 1st) of India ends.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/12/1996 | Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 9/4/1998 | Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing. |
| 1/25/1917 | Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur. |
| 12/30/1906 | The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims. |
| 12/28/1925 | Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 5/25/1995 | Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill. |
| 4/27/1907 | Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers. |
| 9/3/1997 | Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died. |
| 9/1/1978 | Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1981. |
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