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Historical Event on 12/21/1952
Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1894 | Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960). |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 5/10/1909 | Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born. |
| 2/28/1930 | Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus. |
| 12/28/1928 | First talkie feature film 'Melody of Love' was released in India. The film was made by Universal Picture Corporation, America. It's premier was held at Elphinstone Picture Palace, Calcutta. |
| 4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
| 2/18/1918 | Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born. |
| 11/24/1988 | Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
| 2/11/1861 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal. |
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