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Historical Event on 2/21/1998

Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.