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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 6/21/1862 |
Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University. |
| 6/21/1906 |
Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away. |
| 6/21/1930 |
Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob. |
| 6/21/1940 |
Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away. |
| 6/21/1940 |
Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat. |
| 6/21/1814 |
Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 6/21/1941 |
Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 6/21/1948 |
C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished. |
| 6/21/1988 |
Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar. |
| 6/21/1991 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament. |
| 6/21/1994 |
The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group. |
| 6/21/1997 |
Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore. |
| 6/21/1998 |
India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/21/1999 |
Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
| 1/23/1664 | Shahaji Raje died in an accident. |
| 12/11/1991 | The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/2/1992 | Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 10/10/1756 | Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels. |
| 6/27/1966 | D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968. |
| 5/31/1998 | India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally. |
| 2/2/1917 | Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
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