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Historical Event on 5/21/1998
India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
6/2/1975 | India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada. |
7/11/1964 | M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel. |
3/26/1999 | Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad. |
9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
12/11/1986 | The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86). |
7/12/1994 | India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad. |
10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
1/22/1971 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973. |
1/31/1949 | Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay. |
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