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Historical Event on 2/21/1998

Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
9/10/1915Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
12/6/1976Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.
1/9/1998Three RJD ministers in the Gujral Cabinet - Mr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Capt. Jai Narayan Nishad and Mrs. Kanti Singh - resign.
4/8/1887Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
5/28/1895Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born.
2/11/1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.