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Historical Event on 11/21/1947
First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1994 | Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away. |
| 9/23/1906 | Kumar (Mijjan) alias Syed Hasan Ali, film actor, was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has worked in 'Shadows of the Dead', 'Dukhiari', 'Gambler', 'Patan ni Paniari', 'Thoure of Delhi'. |
| 8/25/1975 | Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 8/25/1975 | Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat. |
| 10/28/1992 | Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges. |
| 10/28/1992 | Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/30/1916 | Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P. |
| 10/31/1991 | Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya. |
| 12/22/1977 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamese poet, passed died. |
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