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Historical Event on 1/21/1956
Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1959 | Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'. |
| 10/10/1973 | Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France |
| 12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
| 9/24/1997 | E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore. |
| 8/20/1909 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar. |
| 1/9/1976 | President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution. |
| 8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
| 5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
| 12/20/1990 | India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations. |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
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