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Historical Event on 3/21/1937

Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
6/22/1917Mohy-id-Din Hajini, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Kashmir (Hajin).
7/31/2000The Government announces appointment of Justice B. M. Lal as Chairman of the MRTP Commission.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
4/28/1992Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.