Nov 21 history

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21-November-1517           Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26) succeeded the throne of Delhi, after the death of his father Sikandar Lodi.

21-November-1899           Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa.

21-November-1914           Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.

21-November-1921           Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.

21-November-1947           First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.

21-November-1962           India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.

21-November-1963           First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.

21-November-1969           Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.

21-November-1971           Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.

21-November-1973           Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record.

21-November-1985           Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.

21-November-1991           An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).

21-November-1991           R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.

21-November-1992           27 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.

21-November-1993           R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.

21-November-1993           India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.

21-November-1994           Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died.

21-November-1998           India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.

21-November-1999           The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.