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Historical Event on 5/21/1996

M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.