Important Events on 21 January in Indian History

1820 – Birth of Dalpat Rai

• Dalpat Rai, a modern Gujarati poet, was born.

1882 – Birth of Vaman Malhar Joshi

• Vaman Malhar Joshi, a Marathi novelist, was born.

1908 – Gandhiji Agrees to Voluntary Registration Settlement

• Mahatma Gandhi agreed to a settlement based on voluntary registration if the Registration Act was repealed.

1910 – Birth of Ramnath Anandilal Poddar

• Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, a renowned Indian industrialist, was born.

1922 – Birth of Cricket Umpires Juda Reuben and V. Rajagopal

• Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 Tests (1969–1977), was born in Mumbai.
• V. Rajagopal,cricket Test umpire (1969–70), was born in Mumbai.

1924 – Birth of Madhu Dandavate

• Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister of India, was born in Ahmednagar.

1943 – Freedom Fighter Hemu Kalani Executed

• Hemu Kalani,revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was executed by British authorities.

1945 – Death of Rash Behari Bose

• Rash Behari Bose,great revolutionary and freedom fighter, passed away in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 60.

1952 – Congress Wins First General Election of India

• The Indian National Congress won India’s first general election under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru.

1956 – Protests Against State Reorganisation

• Strikes and demonstrations were held in Bihar and Orissa against the proposed revision of state boundaries.

1961 – Queen Elizabeth II Visits India

• Queen Elizabeth II of Britain and the Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.

1963 – Death of Acharya Shivpujan Sahai

• Acharya Shivpujan Sahai, renowned Hindi writer and novelist, passed away.
  His novel Dehati Dunia is considered the first regional novel in Hindi.

1969 – First Indian Electronic Digital Computer Commissioned

• India commissioned its first indigenous electronic digital computer.

1970 – Death of Harivinayak Pataskar

• Harivinayak Pataskar, former Union Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.

1978 – Death of Nilmoni Phukan

• Nilmoni Phukan, social reformer, writer, and freedom movement participant, passed away.

1980 – LDF Wins Kerala Assembly Elections

• The Left Democratic Front won a majority in Kerala, and E. K. Nayanar formed the government.

1981 – Death of Bishnu Ram Medhi

• Bishnu Ram Medhi, former Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.

1983 – Death of Admiral R. D. Katari

• R. D. Katari, the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff, passed away.

1993 – Sports Record and Notable Death

• Chander Pal set a national high jump record of 2.17 metres in Bangalore.
• Biren Roy, follower of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, passed away.

1994 – India and Myanmar Agree on Border Trade

• India and Myanmar decided to open border trade relations.

1996 – Lakshmi Parvati Elected TDP (NTR Faction) President

• Lakshmi Parvati was elected president of the Telugu Desam Party (NTR faction).

1997 – Key Developments in Delhi and National Affairs

• Delhi became the first city to introduce propane gas for autorickshaws on a trial basis.
• Bank documents related to the Bofors case were handed over to the Indian Government.
• Indian Railways emerged overall champions in the national road cycling championship.

1999 – Bal Thackeray Suspends Protest

• Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray suspended protests against India–Pakistan cricket matches after a meeting with the Union Home Minister.

2000 – Jaya Jaitley Elected Samata Party President

• The Samata Party National Executive elected Jaya Jaitley as its president.