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Historical Event on 5/21/1930

A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
4/29/1957The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India.
1/29/1993Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.