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Historical Event on 2/21/1991

The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1903Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903
5/4/1959Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China.
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
9/27/1972Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.