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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
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
4/25/1998India protests against Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at the first SAARC Information Ministers conference in Dhaka.
4/25/1998Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
8/9/1892Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
6/23/1942Jabbar Patel, film producer, was born.