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Historical Event on 2/21/1996

Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
1/3/1966Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.
1/3/1966Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
2/8/1943Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.
9/8/1965Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.