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Historical Event on 2/21/1998

Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1996Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
4/8/1992Congress (I) government led by Rajkumar Dorendra Singh sworn in in Manipur.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
5/26/1983R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
10/20/1998Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.
10/1/1928Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born.
12/12/1992Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away.