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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
5/19/1911K.N. Vaswani, educationist and Journalist, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
5/25/1961Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
3/19/1982President's rule in Assam.
3/19/1982Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.