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Historical Event on 8/21/1955

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.

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11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
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1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.