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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
5/2/1921Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
12/20/1993Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died.