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Historical Event on 1/21/1983

R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.
3/22/1942Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
2/23/1994India rebuts Pak charges on Kashmir in the 53-nation UN Commission on Human Rights.