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Historical Event on 7/21/1984

Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
3/27/199021 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.
1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).