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Historical Event on 5/21/1990
Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 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. |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
| 6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
| 6/5/1997 | I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation. |
| 2/18/1925 | Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S. |
| 10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
| 8/2/1858 | British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'. |
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