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Historical Event on 8/21/1981

Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1967Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light.
3/12/1938Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
1/7/1956Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
5/25/1933All young Hindus aged between 12 and 25 years were forced to carry identity cards to prevent spread of terrorism.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
10/11/1991Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.