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Historical Event on 8/21/1981
Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
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| 8/19/1976 | Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 9/9/2000 | Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship. |
| 6/21/1991 | P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament. |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 5/10/1927 | Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 2/8/1948 | Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'. |
| 4/8/1985 | India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster. |
| 4/8/1985 | Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district. |
| 9/13/1928 | Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away. |
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