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Historical Event on 9/21/1997

Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1992P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'.
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
5/13/1648Redfort construction was completed
10/6/1949Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.