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Historical Event on 3/21/1971

Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1993Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
4/12/1997The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
11/5/1930Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.