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Historical Event on 3/21/1979

The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
12/22/1998The Patents Bill gets Rajya Sabha approval.