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Historical Event on 12/21/1911
Central Bank of India established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/10/1997 | Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule. |
| 6/24/1969 | Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away. |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 9/23/1983 | Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope. |
| 10/14/1989 | Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 10/30/1977 | One hundred thousand Tamil Hindu tea-pickers, who were expatriated from Sri Lanka, are shipped to Madras, South India. |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 2/17/1992 | S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away. |
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