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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
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
1/11/1999Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
12/30/1949India recognizes People's Republic of China.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
11/1/1930S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.