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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
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
11/16/1999Suraj Bhan, Bihar Governor, dismisses the Horticulture and Weights and Measurements Minister Samrat Chaudhary in the Rabri Devi cabinet for being 'underaged'.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.