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Historical Event on 5/21/1999
A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 2/15/1951 | Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away. |
| 8/15/1947 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India. |
| 9/11/1999 | India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 4/3/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan. |
| 10/17/1915 | Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur. |
| 9/8/1951 | The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad. |
| 3/30/1990 | Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha. |
| 8/15/1998 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends. |
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