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Historical Event on 1/21/1978
Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1999 | Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99' |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 12/20/1993 | Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years. |
| 1/20/1988 | Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away. |
| 5/28/1997 | Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 3/28/1916 | Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 12/29/1938 | Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74. |
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