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Historical Event on 2/21/1959
Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/2/1987 | Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards. |
| 2/28/1937 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit. |
| 2/28/1963 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 8/15/1947 | Indian Independence Day. |
| 10/2/1906 | Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour. |
| 5/7/1973 | The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 4/6/1997 | Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 4/6/1985 | Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final. |
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