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Historical Event on 5/21/1999

A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1982Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
4/10/1760Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
2/13/1713Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
6/9/1998Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.