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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
10/18/1992	Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
9/6/1674	Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
1/16/1973	Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
4/2/1996	Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.
9/8/1947	There 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.
10/30/2000	The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
1/26/1961	Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
8/1/1970	Bhopal University was established.
10/1/1958	Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
9/20/1999	T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.

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