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Historical Event on 1/21/1961

Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1998Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
4/17/1923Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.