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Historical Event on 1/21/1943
Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/25/1962 | Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away. |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 6/20/1873 | Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort. |
| 12/6/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 7/31/1991 | Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993. |
| 1/10/1955 | The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service. |
| 1/10/1955 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 5/11/1995 | In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin. |
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