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Historical Event on 1/21/1978
Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 4/21/1998 | The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated. |
| 5/26/1739 | Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
| 10/23/1999 | The chargesheet in Bofors case is a legal triumph, said Mr. Advani. But Congress(I) calls it as a political vendetta. |
| 2/19/1911 | Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 5/3/1765 | Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta. |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
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