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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1925Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
7/25/1987Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.