21 MAY HISTORY TODAY 

Today in Indian History
Events for May 21

21-May-1835	Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
21-May-1855	Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
21-May-1923	Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
21-May-1927	Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
21-May-1930	A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
21-May-1935	Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
21-May-1966	General Election (11th) of India ends.
21-May-1973	Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
21-May-1975	The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
21-May-1984	Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
21-May-1990	PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
21-May-1990	Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
21-May-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.
21-May-1992	Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.
21-May-1994	JKLF leader Mohammed Yasim Malik agrees to eschew violence provided the Centre guarantees a dialogue without pre-conditions.
21-May-1994	Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
21-May-1994	The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
21-May-1996	General Election (11th) of India ended.
21-May-1996	M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
21-May-1998	India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
21-May-1999	A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.