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Historical Event on 1/21/1978
Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1993 | Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines. |
| 12/15/1974 | Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died. |
| 8/29/1991 | Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service. |
| 5/30/1991 | Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away. |
| 12/1/1885 | Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra. |
| 5/9/1959 | Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away. |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 3/27/1992 | India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine. |
| 11/7/1995 | Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50. |
| 9/17/1960 | Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries. |
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