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Historical Event on 1/21/1981

Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1792The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
1/4/1907Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.