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Historical Event on 9/21/1948

Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1989Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
9/11/1888Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain.
5/31/1973Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi.
10/15/1918Shirdi ke Saibaba' better known as 'Saibaba' passed away at Shirdi near Nashik, Maharashtra. He was around 70. Born in a Brahmin family at Patri village in Hyderabad, he was saint to all caste and creed people.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.