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Historical Event on 10/21/1906

Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1997Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government.
1/26/1950India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
9/29/1992Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.