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Historical Event on 5/13/1998
India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
| 2/21/1959 | Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi. |
| 6/13/1889 | Salarjung, famous administrator, was born. |
| 12/24/1987 | Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90). |
| 6/5/1995 | A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins. |
| 3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 12/7/1825 | Mughals capture Ahmednagar. |
| 4/17/1983 | Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir. |
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