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Historical Event on 10/21/1999

B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
3/23/2000Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar).
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
1/9/1935Britain signs the Trade Pack with India.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.