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Historical Event on 2/21/1878
Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1985 | Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 9/24/1992 | Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT. |
| 11/22/1999 | A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie. |
| 12/5/1946 | Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away. |
| 5/10/1985 | P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. |
| 8/13/1993 | Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted. |
| 2/26/1971 | Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born. |
| 8/6/1996 | SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department. |
| 12/3/1955 | In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union. |
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