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Historical Event on 3/21/1957

India's national calender came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1946Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.
12/25/1924Atal Krishna Behari Bajpayee, Prime Minister of India and a veteran journalist, was born at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
1/19/1910Vinayak Damodar Karnaki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, was born.
11/24/1948Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.