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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 |
| 8/5/1992 | The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there. |
| 2/18/1992 | 47 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede. |
| 2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 6/7/1974 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 12/17/1974 | Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur. |
| 9/24/1921 | Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
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