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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
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
1/15/1918K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.