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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 |
| 5/11/1998 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 12/1/1974 | Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away. |
| 3/9/1997 | Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years. |
| 3/4/1906 | Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi. |
| 8/5/1994 | Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested. |
| 1/22/1901 | Nirmal Kumar Bose was born. |
| 9/13/1906 | Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh). |
| 12/10/1886 | Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'. |
| 9/27/1995 | 73 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine. |
| 5/1/1994 | Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established. |
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