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Historical Event on 4/21/1990

The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
1/6/1948Security Council takes up India's complaint charging Pakistan with aggression in Kashmir.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
1/14/1964Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
6/25/1994Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died.