Jacksonville Indian Community - JacksonvilleIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

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
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
3/15/1919Osmania University was established at Hyderabad.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
8/8/2000The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.