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Historical Event on 10/21/1762
Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1997 | Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah. |
| 4/4/1904 | Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"". |
| 7/26/1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 3/13/1878 | The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper. |
| 6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 1/5/1952 | Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died. |
| 10/28/1962 | US pledges to rush arms to India. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 4/12/1942 | Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi. |
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