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Historical Event on 5/21/1992

Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
9/16/1990Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.