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Historical Event on 12/21/1956

The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.