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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1997Taimurlang passed away.
5/31/1977Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.
5/11/1895Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
1/14/1994Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.