| Date | Event Name |
| 05/21/1835 |
Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 05/21/1855 |
Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar. |
| 05/21/1923 |
Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born. |
| 05/21/1927 |
Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
| 05/21/1930 |
A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 05/21/1935 |
Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
| 05/21/1966 |
General Election (11th) of India ends. |
| 05/21/1973 |
Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
| 05/21/1975 |
The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 05/21/1984 |
Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay. |
| 05/21/1990 |
PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada. |
| 05/21/1990 |
Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered. |
| 05/21/1991 |
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M. |
| 05/21/1992 |
Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died. |
| 05/21/1994 |
JKLF leader Mohammed Yasim Malik agrees to eschew violence provided the Centre guarantees a dialogue without pre-conditions. |
| 05/21/1994 |
Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe. |
| 05/21/1994 |
The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges. |
| 05/21/1996 |
General Election (11th) of India ended. |
| 05/21/1996 |
M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor. |
| 05/21/1998 |
India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 05/21/1999 |
A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State. |
