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Historical Event on 10/21/1996

Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
5/10/1985Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
3/16/1997Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.