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Historical Event on 2/21/1997

J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
2/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.