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Historical Event on 10/21/1995

Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
2/23/1994India rebuts Pak charges on Kashmir in the 53-nation UN Commission on Human Rights.
1/7/1831Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.
5/15/1999Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.