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Historical Event on 6/21/1940
Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/18/1979 | Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset. |
| 5/1/1867 | Sri Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao Pantulu, great freedom fighter, journalist, nationalist, politician, pioneer in library movement and litterateur, was born at Elakurru village in Gudivada Taluk, District Krishna. |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
| 7/24/1999 | Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27. |
| 9/4/1997 | Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am. |
| 3/22/1793 | Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year. |
| 12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
| 6/1/1992 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara. |
| 3/3/1983 | Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi. |
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