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Historical Event on 2/21/1998

Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1972Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died.
8/27/1910Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], nobel Prize awardee and social worker, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in Yugoslavia.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.