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Historical Event on 3/21/1937

Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
10/5/1993CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.