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Historical Event on 4/21/1996
Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/20/1878 | Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away. |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 5/17/1974 | Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 9/30/1999 | A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term. |
| 11/11/1872 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b |
| 4/21/1998 | Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission. |
| 4/6/1664 | Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 4/26/1999 | The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections. |
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