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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
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
10/9/199627-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K.
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
12/14/1931Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.