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Historical Event on 2/21/1990

The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
3/3/1924Mustafa Kamal Attaturk abolished the caliphate and established a nationalist government and thus Khilafat Movement ended without achieving its aim.
10/16/1983Harish Chandra, great Indian scientist, died. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
12/11/1938Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, famous Hindi litterateur and editor, passed away.
4/3/1700Sikandar, former sultan of Vijapur, passed away at Satara in the imprisonment of Mughals.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
5/2/1998The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas.