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Historical Event on 8/21/1991

Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
4/18/1998Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.