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Historical Event on 1/21/1922

V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
2/10/1910Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born.
12/11/1999Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.
6/18/2000K.M. Beenamol breaks P.T. Usha's record in 400m at 51.21 sec in an international meet at Kiev in Ukraine.