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Historical Event on 8/21/1955
Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1937 | Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 11/8/1968 | Jansattak Party established. |
| 12/25/1846 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away. |
| 3/1/1990 | JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM. |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
| 4/18/1991 | Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country. |
| 10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
| 9/1/1988 | Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away. |
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