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Historical Event on 8/21/1987

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
11/1/1936Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand, justice, was born at Jammu (J & K State). He was the Chief Justice of India from 10/10/1998.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.