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Historical Event on 5/11/1998

Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
6/30/1930George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.