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Historical Event on 5/21/1991
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1956 | Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away. |
| 1/31/1994 | Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police. |
| 1/31/1994 | Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort. |
| 5/29/1936 | Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith. |
| 10/6/1949 | Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 8/1/1996 | T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998. |
| 11/14/1967 | Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore. |
| 7/22/1998 | Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi. |
| 3/28/1926 | Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra. |
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