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Historical Event on 6/21/1948

C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.