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Historical Event on 5/21/1935

Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1999The disinvestment panel headed by G. V. Ramakrishna demits office after the end of its three-year term.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
7/30/1993CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
9/16/1973Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.