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Historical Event on 4/21/1938

Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
10/3/1906Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
12/17/1990N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
10/22/1999The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.