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Historical Event on 7/21/1906

W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
5/10/1977Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.