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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1909Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.
1/28/1900General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg).
11/3/1996Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
3/24/1990Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn in toto from the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka.