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Historical Event on 9/21/1992

Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
2/4/1973India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation.
4/15/1975Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament.
6/18/1858Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
2/16/1944The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
1/21/1910Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born.