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Historical Event on 6/21/1999
Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1991 | India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
| 6/4/1992 | Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested. |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
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