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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
6/24/1966Atul Chandrakant Bedade, cricketer (Indian ODI batsman from 1994), was born in Bombay.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.