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Historical Event on 5/13/1998

India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
7/1/1929Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.