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Historical Event on 6/21/1999
Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1862 | Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force. |
| 2/26/1975 | Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad. |
| 11/27/1984 | Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay. |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
| 2/5/1922 | Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pakistan). His important works are ""Voice of Africa (Ghana-1958)"", A Cricketer (1961) and Mahatma Gandhi, Amritsar, To space Unknown (bronze, Moscow-1963)"", etc. |
| 4/8/1997 | Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case. |
| 4/8/1997 | Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 2/8/1986 | Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
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