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Historical Event on 5/21/1998

India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
6/13/1996Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
9/8/1965Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division.
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
11/13/1945Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India