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Historical Event on 8/21/1978
Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
| 10/20/1962 | The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit. |
| 11/18/1925 | Madhukar Gopal Pathak, noted author and film director, was born. |
| 10/20/1905 | Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born. |
| 2/1/1929 | Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born. |
| 9/29/1993 | National Human Rights Commission set up. |
| 4/20/1938 | Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away. |
| 12/3/1998 | India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology. |
| 9/12/1993 | Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died. |
| 9/12/1993 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
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