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Historical Event on 8/21/1879

Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
1/10/1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.