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Historical Event on 5/21/1855
Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
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| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
| 7/31/1996 | Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97). |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 1/3/1997 | Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol. |
| 12/11/1876 | Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born. |
| 1/10/1896 | Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born. |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 10/4/1993 | PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. |
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