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Historical Event on 1/21/1922

V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/2000Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999.
12/28/1905Sir Dr. Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, ""Vizzy"", cricketer and Indian Right Handed Batsman, was born at Vizianagar. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1958.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
1/19/1919Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
1/1/1891Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.