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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
1/7/1885Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born.
11/25/1990Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs.
9/4/1979India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.