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Historical Event on 8/21/1986

Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.
10/12/1976Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
3/27/1992India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.