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Historical Event on 1/21/1997

Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.