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Historical Event on 5/21/1923

Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1665Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
6/7/2000Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
3/4/1995Kakrapar nuclear power station's second unit located near Surat synchronised to the western grid after mandatory tests.
8/23/1933Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
7/25/1929Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.