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Historical Event on 6/21/1930

Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
2/1/1922Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
12/10/1878Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP.