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Historical Event on 2/21/1997
J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1908 | Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 12/13/1947 | Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu. |
| 4/18/1959 | Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India. |
| 11/6/1905 | Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar. |
| 5/1/1897 | Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission. |
| 3/19/1998 | BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
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