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Historical Event on 5/21/1998
India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
| 6/1/1929 | V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur. |
| 1/5/1952 | U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi. |
| 1/14/1959 | Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi. |
| 12/6/1998 | 13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok. |
| 9/17/1937 | Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 8/1/1899 | Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born. |
| 3/22/1932 | Indian Muslims break with Great Britain. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
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