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Historical Event on 8/21/1991
Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 7/27/1928 | Rameshwar Sahai Saxena, famous writer, lawyer and journalist, was born at Lalitpur, (UP). |
| 6/25/1999 | PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham. |
| 9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
| 12/15/1908 | Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 1/1/1974 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"". |
| 4/18/1971 | Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first. |
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