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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
1/26/1957	India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
2/12/1890	Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.
11/19/1962	Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
12/14/1984	First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
4/20/1993	Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
8/8/1936	Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
11/18/1911	Free primary school education is introduced.
12/1/1989	National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
3/18/1919	Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.
8/29/1928	Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.

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