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Historical Event on 5/21/1998

India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1905A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
11/9/1997Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
5/30/1999India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.