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Historical Event on 1/21/1963

Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1788Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
7/29/1891Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.