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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
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
7/30/1995Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
1/11/1966Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966.
10/14/1940Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.