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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
12/14/1999The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
1/3/1945No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
9/19/1965Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.