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Historical Event on 9/21/1933
Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/26/1916 | Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
| 9/21/2000 | J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo. |
| 4/2/1970 | Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 6/20/1873 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 12/10/1936 | Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI. |
| 6/12/1975 | Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died. |
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