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Historical Event on 2/21/1996
Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1973 | Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914. |
| 5/25/1886 | Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal. |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
| 7/30/1992 | The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful. |
| 7/30/1992 | Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 10/3/1984 | India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged. |
| 1/10/1996 | 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi. |
| 11/13/1991 | Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service. |
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