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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
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
4/6/1906Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, .
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
12/14/1962Bharathi Arun, cricketer (Indian pace bowler late-80's), was born in Vijayawada.
5/10/1996Union Cabinet recommends to President the dissolution of the 10th Lok Sabha.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.