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Historical Event on 10/21/1995
L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/21/1995 | |
| 6/21/1997 | Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore. |
| 8/17/1947 | The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence. |
| 9/4/1929 | N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 12/20/1920 | Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal was born. |
| 3/10/1926 | Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 1/9/1993 | An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off. |
| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/15/1888 | Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar. |
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