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Historical Event on 4/21/1993

India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
11/11/2000Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.