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Historical Event on 11/21/1921

Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
4/30/1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
5/20/1964P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
11/1/2000Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Minister for Sports, releases the CBI report on match-fixing in New Delhi.