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Historical Event on 10/21/1996

Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1965Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
5/9/1995Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt.
12/26/1914Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
8/18/1990Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).