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Historical Event on 5/21/1998
India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1814 | Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born. |
| 12/8/1994 | At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured. |
| 12/25/1921 | Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta. |
| 8/27/1910 | Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], nobel Prize awardee and social worker, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in Yugoslavia. |
| 10/10/1906 | Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born. |
| 10/10/1906 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 10/2/1961 | Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established. |
| 3/18/1938 | Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc. |
| 1/9/1916 | Ramkrishna Ramnarayan Ruia, great industrialist, was born. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
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