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Historical Event on 1/21/1943

Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
9/4/1996Celebration of Platinum jubilee of B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwal National Medical College from 4th September 1995 to 4th September 1996 (CIVIC).
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.