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Historical Event on 8/21/1988

500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
11/24/1989Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.