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Historical Event on 2/21/1993
Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1993 | Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64. |
| 8/9/1942 | The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'. |
| 11/15/1991 | Import curbs on capital goods relaxed. |
| 7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
| 12/25/1919 | Naushad, famous film music director, was born. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 2/21/1952 | Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi. |
| 10/23/1943 | Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire. |
| 3/9/1931 | Karansingh, politician, was born. |
| 4/20/1992 | U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away. |
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