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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
4/7/1993	Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
4/3/1988	Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
1/11/1966	Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
10/19/1905	Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
6/9/1986	ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
10/13/1905	Sister Nivedita died.
8/25/1997	10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265.
5/15/1729	Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
12/1/1946	Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
7/27/1991	Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.

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