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Historical Event on 3/21/1976
The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
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| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 8/26/1874 | Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born. |
| 2/28/1884 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away. |
| 6/1/1992 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara. |
| 8/10/1855 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 3/31/1980 | Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary. |
| 10/6/1999 | Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar. |
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