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Historical Event on 4/21/1996

Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
4/4/1996Supreme Court rules that political parties without audited accounts cannot take advantage of an election law that exempts tax expenditure on candidates.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.