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Historical Event on 5/21/1992

Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1870Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born.
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
7/25/1929Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
12/8/1999Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.