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Historical Event on 2/21/1997

Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
10/15/1999Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
3/21/1982Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur