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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
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
3/23/1898Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
3/25/1999Arathi Ponnappa,Former National tennis champion, called it quits from competitive tennis in Bangalore.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
1/31/1992LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran, declared offender in Rajiv Gandhi murder case and ordered to surrender by a Madras court.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.