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Historical Event on 12/21/1903
Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 10/29/1964 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 10/14/1940 | Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India. |
| 12/24/1984 | Eigth General Elections of India began . |
| 10/3/1997 | Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 3/21/1997 | Jockey Vasant Shinde retires. |
| 5/10/1936 | Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, great freedom fighter, politician, journalist and muslim leader, passed away. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 8/12/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis. |
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