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Historical Event on 8/21/1997

Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
9/4/1665Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.