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Historical Event on 2/21/1996
Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1955 | The Prime Minister inaugurated the Cooperative Milk Producers' Union factory at Anand, Gujarat. |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 11/29/1953 | Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 5/1/1886 | May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours. |
| 2/8/1989 | Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
| 5/1/1913 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born. |
| 3/30/1976 | Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away. |
| 8/9/1892 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born. |
| 5/25/1941 | 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India. |
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