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Historical Event on 1/21/1978

Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
9/17/1998Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.