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Historical Event on 2/21/1973

V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
1/9/1916Ramkrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
4/8/1998India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
11/1/1913Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco.
3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.