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Historical Event on 7/21/1906
W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.

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11/19/1998	The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
10/31/1984	Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
8/9/1942	The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
9/5/1979	Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
1/9/1972	In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
6/9/1997	Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
12/23/2000	The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''.
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5/8/1959	Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
2/28/1919	Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.

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Historical Event on 7/21/1906 W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.

Historical Event on 7/21/1906
W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.