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Historical Event on 7/21/1936
Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 11/20/1993 | RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd. |
| 4/15/1994 | India signed `GAT' agreement. |
| 5/31/1947 | Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection. |
| 7/1/1992 | Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 4/20/1914 | Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 1/16/1973 | Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
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