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Historical Event on 3/21/1939

Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
10/22/2000The Supreme Court, in a significant order, erases Karnataka High Court judgement discharging former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa and his then private secretary R. Suribabu in a corruption case.
4/26/1995SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.