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Historical Event on 8/21/1991
Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 9/20/1998 | A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary. |
| 11/18/1936 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician, prolific writer and leader, died. |
| 10/12/1921 | Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona. |
| 2/26/1975 | Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad. |
| 12/17/1877 | Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi. |
| 3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 3/8/1986 | L.K. Advani elected President of BJP. |
| 12/6/1907 | Revolutionaries looted Chingaripota station. |
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