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Historical Event on 8/21/1991
Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/25/1971 | Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras. |
| 11/16/1991 | Madhukar Karekar, famous journalist, died |
| 3/1/1903 | Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born. |
| 1/10/1922 | Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public. |
| 3/12/1917 | Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India. |
| 12/30/1953 | The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India. |
| 12/30/1953 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 2/25/1840 | Vinayak Konddev Oak, Marathi litteratewur, was born. |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
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