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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
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
6/17/1887Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
4/27/1878Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
7/4/1997Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996.
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.