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Historical Event on 2/21/1987

Pakistan President Gen. Zia visits India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
12/11/1998Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
11/20/1888Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur.
12/14/1955Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay.