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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
4/13/1989Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".