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Historical Event on 4/21/1913
Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
| 9/16/1931 | Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting. |
| 4/4/1932 | Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra. |
| 5/12/1995 | India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form. |
| 10/31/1875 | Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers. |
| 11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 2/2/1952 | India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras. |
| 1/18/1970 | Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
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