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Historical Event on 3/21/1979
Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 8/4/1997 | Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. |
| 9/27/1993 | Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad). |
| 1/30/1999 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna. |
| 9/20/1999 | T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died. |
| 9/24/1726 | King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 5/2/1953 | Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war. |
| 4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 12/26/1986 | Consumer Rights Act was passed. |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
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