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Historical Event on 5/21/1984

Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.