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Historical Event on 10/21/1989

Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
5/30/1867Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.