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Historical Event on 4/21/1994

Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
4/24/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
12/12/1721Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born.