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Historical Event on 4/21/1938
Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 5/30/1962 | 69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad. |
| 4/25/1982 | India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan. |
| 8/4/1845 | Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 11/7/1900 | Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born. |
| 4/21/1991 | Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away. |
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