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Historical Event on 3/21/1971

Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
3/1/1968Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
4/3/1994B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa.
12/11/1999Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
3/20/1998Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna.
1/1/1926Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong).
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.