21 DEC TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

21 DEC TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History Events for December 21

21-December-1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.

21-December-1881Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P.

21-December-1903Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.

21-December-1911Central Bank of India established.

21-December-1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.

21-December-1929Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore.

21-December-1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.

21-December-1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.

21-December-1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.

21-December-1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.

21-December-1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.

21-December-1992BJP-sponsored no-trust motion against the Rao Government defeated 334-106 in the Lok Sabha; Vajpayee ends fast.

21-December-1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.

21-December-1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.

21-December-1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.

21-December-1999Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party.

21-December-1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.

21-December-1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.

21-December-2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.

21-December-2000Women's Bill put off again.