ON 21 SEPTEMBER IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on September 21, 2019
1743: Death of Jai Singh II, King of Amber-Juiper, born on November 3, 1688
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_Singh_II_of_Amber
1746: The Siege of Madras (in the first Carnatic War) comes to an end. The French capture Fort St George (Madras) from the British
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Madras
http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/the-carnatic-war-and-the-role-of-joseph-francis-dupleix/5919
1919: Birth of Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani scholar of Islam, who died on July 26, 1988
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazlur_Rahman
1926: Birth of Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress, death on December 23, 2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Jehan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZX2884yR7I
1939: Birth of Agnivesh, Indian social activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnivesh
1949 : Manipur is merged with the Indian Union. It was once an independent princely state, which was taken over by the British in 1891
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/21st-september-1949-manipur-is-merged-with-the-indian-union
1955: Birth of Gulshan Grover, Indian actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulshan_Grover
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004109/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJCARxpLy-8
1960: Birth of Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer who died o, November 5, 2012
http://pakistanicomedian.blogspot.fr/2012/06/about-sikandar-sanam.html#!/2012/06/about-sikandar-sanam.html
http://pak101.com/c/celebrities/bio/87/Comedians/Sikandar_Sanam
1971: Bhutan enters the United Nations
1980: Birth of Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1azNF28YMHg
1981: Birth of Rimi Sen, Indian actress
http://www.koimoi.com/actress/rimi-sen/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBWtsLwmPOI&feature=fvst
1989: Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan Tamil physician and academic is killed. Born on February 23, 1954
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajini_Thiranagama
http://www.uthr.org/Rajani.htm
1987: Speaking to US Congress, the Dalai Lama introduces his Five points Peace Plan for Tibet
http://www.dalailama.com/messages/tibet/five-point-peace-plan
1988: Birth of Bilawal Bhutto, Son of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardani, vice-president of the PPP since December 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7165052.stm
1995: The Hindu milk miracle occurs, in which statues of the Hindu God Ganesh began drinking milk when spoonfuls were placed near their mouths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_milk_miracle
1996: In India, Sitaram Kesri succeeds Narasimha Rao, involved in a fraud case, as chairman of the Indian Congress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitaram_Kesri
2004: The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People’s War and the Maoist Communist Centre of India merge to form the Communist Party of India (Maoist)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Maoist)
http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/terroristoutfits/CPI_M.htm
2013: Voters in Sri Lanka’s north have held their first-ever elections for a semi-autonomous council, four years after the army defeated Tamil Tiger rebels.
http://www.france24.com/en/20130921-sri-lanka-tamils-head-polls-key-vote-elections
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24179205