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Historical Event on 2/21/1973

V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
12/4/1998Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions.
3/1/1971Central Translation Bureau was setup as a subordinate office under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bureau undertakes translation work of manuals, codes, forms and other non-statutory procedural literature of various ministries, departments, offices of the Central Government and Undertakings, Banks etc.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
12/25/1972Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.