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Historical Event on 7/21/1947

Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
1/16/1988L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
10/29/1991Barister Waman Barlinge (Dadasaheb), great freedom fighter, former Rajya Sabha member and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.