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Historical Event on 3/21/1971

Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
12/29/1983Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
5/15/1999Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.