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Historical Event on 10/21/2000

Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
3/1/1818Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.