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Historical Event on 2/21/1979

Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1924In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died.
12/9/1658Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
12/12/2000J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore.
2/17/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
1/1/1891Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.