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Historical Event on 9/21/1997

I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
7/25/1977B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President.
7/25/1977Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
1/4/1994Rahul Dev Burman, famous music director better known as 'Pancham Da', died at the age of 56.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.