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Historical Event on 4/21/1720
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/8/1921 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born. |
| 12/15/1965 | Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established. |
| 12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 1/21/1981 | Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away. |
| 10/14/1980 | S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died. |
| 9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 3/22/1947 | India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India. |
| 9/22/1979 | Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean. |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
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