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Historical Event on 8/21/1997
Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1826 | Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta. |
| 11/11/1998 | India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries. |
| 1/11/1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore. |
| 1/11/1973 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 9/24/1815 | John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70. |
| 5/13/1923 | Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam). |
| 10/27/1973 | The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
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