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Historical Event on 10/21/1999

B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
8/20/1995India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.
2/23/1843Narendranath Sen, famous journalist, was born.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
2/12/200017 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.