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Historical Event on 1/21/1970

Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
6/1/1890Sri Seeripi Anjaneyulu, journalist, social reformer and educationist, was born at Dharmavaram, Anantapur.
1/21/1910Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
5/9/1866Gopal Krishna Gokhale, freedom fighter and political leader, was born in Kotluk village of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
5/1/1886May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours.