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Historical Event on 8/21/1997

Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
6/20/1994Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists.
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.