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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 |
| 4/23/1991 | Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab. |
| 9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
| 2/3/1925 | First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay. |
| 12/15/1991 | Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement. |
| 3/21/2000 | The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz. |
| 3/4/1997 | Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised. |
| 8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
| 12/23/1983 | Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England. |
| 8/4/1936 | Indian Government Act was approved by the king. |
| 6/12/1975 | Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died. |
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