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Historical Event on 5/21/1927
Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/23/1920 | King George V signs Home Rule Act. |
| 10/9/1931 | Air Force was established. |
| 11/8/1968 | Jansattak Party established. |
| 8/19/1946 | Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded. |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
| 3/11/1689 | Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan. |
| 2/1/1910 | Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
| 5/11/1985 | Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India. |
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