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Historical Event on 5/21/1927

Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.