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Historical Event on 8/21/1991

Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
9/24/1856Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
12/17/1961Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
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.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.