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Historical Event on 2/21/1829

Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1991Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
12/7/1979Ramandeep Singh Gill, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
5/19/1908Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.