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Historical Event on 5/21/1990

PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1813Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
1/15/1898Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
8/2/1953Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.