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Historical Event on 5/21/1935
Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1676 | East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay. |
| 9/20/1881 | Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 5/18/1999 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 4/13/1982 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 8/3/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal. |
| 6/23/1761 | Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June. |
| 6/16/1951 | Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi. |
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