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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
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
5/4/1998India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.