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Historical Event on 5/21/1935

Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1855G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born.
6/19/199013 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
12/22/1975Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
3/7/1994India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.