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Historical Event on 8/21/1991

Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.