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Historical Event on 8/21/2000
Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1988 | Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet. |
| 6/10/1997 | Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich. |
| 7/10/1924 | Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73. |
| 9/8/1990 | Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity. |
| 11/8/1893 | Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore. |
| 9/28/1837 | Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II. |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 11/6/1937 | Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar). |
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