21st September
1949 : Manipur was merged with the Indian Union. It was once an independent princely state, which was taken over by the British in 1891.
1964 : Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom, but remained in the Commonwealth nation.
1971 : Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar joined the United Nations.
1984 : Brunei joined the United Nations.
1991 : Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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