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Historical Event on 5/21/1855

Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
5/27/1952The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
6/13/1879Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
8/9/1788Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
10/15/1977The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.