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Historical Event on 9/5/1998

Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
10/10/1993Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
2/12/1794Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.