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Historical Event on 9/21/1948
Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1918 | Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash. |
| 9/30/1996 | Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 12/31/1738 | Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born. |
| 12/25/1946 | Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"". |
| 6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 11/3/1997 | Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation. |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 12/1/1932 | A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
| 10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
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