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Historical Event on 4/21/1938

Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1998Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
2/5/1981Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.