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Friday, February 21, 2025

Today Importance - 21th February

21-February-1672

A French squadron under de la Haye encountered a Dutch fleet off Cape Comorin, hostile to the French.

21-February-1829

Kittur's revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer Rani Channamma passed away.

21-February-1878

Ma-Pondicherry, the world's greatest teacher, was born in Paris.

21-February-1894

Renowned scientist Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar was born in Bhera, Punjab.

Today Importance - 22th February

21-February-1899

Birth of famous Hindi poet Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'.

21-February-1952

The Indian General Election (1st) has ended.

21-February-1952

XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.

21-February-1953

Prime Minister inaugurated Tilla Dam and Bokaro Power Station.

21-February-1959

The Press Club of India was established in New Delhi.

21-February-1973

V. R. Sonalkar was selected as the Opiates Chief of India. He was the head of this office till 31-07-1974.

21-February-1979

Yusuf Hussain, author and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.

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DAY OF THE YEAR,

National Sticky Bun Day,

Yukon Heritage Day, International Mother Language Day, National Caregivers Day ,National Grain Free Day, World Care Day, Card Reading Day,

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WEEK OF THE YEAR,

Real Bread Week ,

Cancer Preention Action Week , Love Teaching Week National Entrepreneurship Week

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MONTH OF THE YEAR,

International Vegan Cuisine Month ,

American Hearth Month , National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month , National Snack Food Month , Spay /Neater Awareness Month , National African American Read in , National Children's Dental Hearth Month , Human Relations Month , Feline Fixby Five Month , National Macadamia Nut Month , Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month , Berry Fresh Month , National Therapeutic Recreation Month, Marijuana Awareness Month , National Goat Yoga Month , Financial Aid Awareness Month , Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month , National Mend a Broken Heart Month , National Wedding Month , Canned Food Month ,North American Inclusion Month National Black History Month , Raynaud's Awareness Month , Renaissance of the Hearth Month

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21-February-1983

More than 600 people have been killed in the Indian state of Assam when student activists protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh tried to block state elections.

21-February-1987

Pakistan's President General Zia is on a visit to India.

21-February-1990

Bombay Sappers joined the club of a select few who received the flag from the President of India (21-2-90).

21-February-1991

The opposition boycotted the President's address in protest against the dismissal of the Tamil Nadu government.

21-February-1991

The President accepted the resignation of five cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker under the anti-defection law

21-February-1991

Popular film actress Nutan passed away at the age of 56.

21-February-1992

Congress got about three-fourth majority in the Punjab assembly elections.

21-February-1993

Naxal-free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P Balaraju and a government after being in jail for 22 days.

21-February-1995

The plan expenditure for Andhra Pradesh for the year 1995-96 has been fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores.

21-February-1996

Japanese encephalitis caused by a mosquito-borne virus has claimed 21 lives in Kerala.

21-February-1997

JM Lyngdoh was appointed as the Election Commissioner.

21-February-1997

Sonic Multani won the national snooker title in Mumbai.

21-February-1998

Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor Kalyan Singh dismissed the government and appointed an 18-member ministry headed by Jagdambika Pal of the Democratic Congress Party. BJP knocked on the door of Allahabad High Court. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Atal Bihari Vajpayee is on 'fast unto death'.