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Historical Event on 8/21/1972

A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1864Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
11/30/1995G. Umapati, filmmaker, died.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
1/31/1961Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
11/1/1932Anadi Sankar Gupta, great educationist, was born at Goila, Bangladesh.