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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
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
11/28/1999Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/8/1912Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.