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Historical Event on 7/21/1977

K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1903Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
5/28/1930Bhagwaticharan Vohra, great revolutionary freedom fighter, died near the banks of Ravi river during a bomb testing.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.