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Historical Event on 2/21/1894

Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1894Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
12/5/1959K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away.
10/6/1999INLD-BJP combine wins by big margin in Haryana.
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
1/26/1960More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.