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Historical Event on 10/21/1990
Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/28/1896 | Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala. |
8/22/1993 | Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56. |
5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
7/12/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company. |
10/6/1974 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression. |
1/3/1987 | Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died. |
7/25/1987 | Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President. |
12/9/1999 | BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. |
9/10/1977 | The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept. |
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