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Historical Event on 2/21/1991

The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
9/27/1907Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
5/19/1993S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.