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Historical Event on 11/21/1999

The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.