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Historical Event on 8/21/1988

500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
12/25/1876Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
1/18/1997Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.