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Historical Event on 5/21/1973

Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
9/15/1967Ramkrishnarao Burgula, Chief Minister of Hyderabad, died.
7/15/1903Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.
1/19/1932Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
11/12/1969Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.