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Historical Event on 7/21/1935
Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1908 | Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born. |
| 4/1/1993 | National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories. |
| 8/30/1979 | Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma, a World War II hero, last British Viceroy in India and the first Governor General of independent India, was killed when Irish terrorists exploded his family fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army immediately took credit for the killing, which it described as 'an execution' designed to further 'the noble struggle to drive the British intruders out of our native land'. |
| 4/17/1904 | Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi. |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 5/14/1994 | LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 2/12/1946 | 14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war. |
| 12/16/2000 | Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu. |
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