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Historical Event on 3/5/1999
The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/2000 | Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| 9/30/1963 | The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 12/16/1999 | India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF. |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 4/1/1941 | Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972). |
| 5/21/1930 | A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign. |
| 1/1/1894 | Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time. |
| 2/17/1994 | Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years. |
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