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Historical Event on 5/21/1835
Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/11/1941 | Amitabh Bachchan, famous film actor, was born. |
| 1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 5/26/1948 | First ever trade agreement with Pakistan. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 9/23/1997 | India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan. |
| 7/27/1998 | 7 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
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