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Historical Event on 1/21/1952

Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
7/11/1997Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
6/24/1908Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.