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Historical Event on 5/21/1999

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
5/28/1950Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.