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Historical Event on 4/21/1996
Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 6/18/1993 | The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva. |
| 1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
| 6/10/1942 | 77 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6/20/1957 | Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died. |
| 9/7/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas. |
| 9/2/1993 | Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief. |
| 11/20/1998 | V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai. |
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