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Historical Event on 08/21/1540

Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
5/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
8/10/1986Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.