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Historical Event on 9/21/1984

National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1997Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
12/20/2000Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.
10/6/1963Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died.
6/14/1880Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
2/19/1818Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.