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Historical Event on 8/21/1991
Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/8/1997 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 4/12/1967 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968. |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
| 9/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 4/17/1923 | Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India. |
| 12/16/1999 | Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites. |
| 7/27/1887 | Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 1/18/1994 | India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington. |
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