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Historical Event on 2/21/1997
J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 5/7/1990 | Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas. |
| 3/6/1998 | A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh. |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
| 11/28/1962 | K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 1/9/1919 | Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born. |
| 8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
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