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Historical Event on 1/21/2000

The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/2000Saint Gora Kumbhar, an intense devotee of the deity Vitthal at Pandharpur, took Samadhi in Ter village in Osmanabad Zilla, near Latur.
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
12/13/2000Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'.
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.