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Historical Event on 2/21/1672

A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.

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3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
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2/3/1990Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was finally arrested in Chakradharpur forest.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.