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Historical Event on 4/21/1998
The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1984 | Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay. |
| 11/27/1984 | Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born. |
| 11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
| 3/5/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June. |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 7/28/1994 | Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report. |
| 4/18/1992 | Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India. |
| 12/15/1997 | Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'. |
| 6/6/1969 | Sunil Bandacharya Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996), was born in Gadag. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
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