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Historical Event on 11/21/1947
First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1992 | Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days. |
| 7/23/2000 | Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand. |
| 1/3/1947 | Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29. |
| 4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 3/19/1848 | Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'. |
| 8/28/1997 | Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court. |
| 7/13/1913 | Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar . |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 12/24/2000 | The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR. |
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