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Historical Event on 1/21/1978

Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
7/30/1993CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore.
12/5/1999India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
1/28/1846British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
3/6/1775Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.