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Historical Event on 7/21/1947
Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1990	Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
3/5/1919	M.L. Kapoor, great industrialist, was born at Lahore.
1/11/1999	Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
1/29/1953	Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
1/1/1981	Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
10/13/1999	No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.
5/17/1991	Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
9/11/1911	Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
9/4/1990	Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
5/29/1991	P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).

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