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Historical Event on 6/21/1948
C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.
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| 10/31/1963 | Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack. |
| 10/31/1963 | Saint Kabir was born. |
| 9/27/1873 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
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| 8/19/1903 | Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born. |
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