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Historical Event on 6/21/1941

Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
4/19/1910Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
1/14/1991Chitragupta, famous film music director, passed away.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
1/18/1990Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.