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Historical Event on 2/21/1991

Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1688Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolishes all temples (around 1,000) in Mathura. (During their reign, Muslim rulers had destroyed roughly 60,000 Hindu temples throughout India, constructing mosques on 3,000 sites).
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
8/27/1992The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
5/26/1946Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
8/17/1882Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
12/27/1898Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.