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Historical Event on 11/21/1993

India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
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.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
12/25/1969India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91.
12/25/1969Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, was the tenth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty), was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler.
8/16/1933Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.