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Historical Event on 5/22/1989
IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1976 | Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978. |
| 1/4/1940 | Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 10/10/1909 | Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 6/2/1965 | The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India). |
| 6/7/1974 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
| 10/26/1814 | British General Governor declared war against Nepal. |
| 4/14/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president. |
| 1/7/1994 | Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC. |
| 9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 12/20/2000 | The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund. |
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