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Historical Event on 1/21/1963

East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).