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Historical Event on 6/21/1991

P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1991Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
2/9/2000The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
1/8/1890Ramchandra Varma, renowned editor, was born. He also has the credit in making the Hindi Dictionary.