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Historical Event on 5/2/1921
Satyajeet Ray, world famous film director and a very short story writer, was born in a family of artistS. In 1989, he was awarded highest honour of France ''Legion d Honeur''.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1844 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born. |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
| 11/9/1992 | Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy. |
| 9/30/1943 | Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died. |
| 8/29/1923 | Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born. |
| 5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
| 3/5/1993 | The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment. |
| 10/24/1990 | BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response. |
| 8/13/1997 | Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places. |
| 11/30/1858 | Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh). |
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