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Historical Event on 5/21/1975

The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
1/14/1998Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916).
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
12/1/1885Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra.