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Historical Event on 2/21/1894
Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
| 9/8/1972 | Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich. |
| 7/12/1998 | India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee. |
| 6/12/1990 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. |
| 9/6/1996 | CBI arrests four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders in bribery case. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 10/13/1971 | Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 6/25/1922 | Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
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