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Historical Event on 8/21/1995

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
2/13/1968Atal Bihari Vajpayee elected President of the All India Jan Sangha.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.