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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 |
| 7/31/1993 | Transport operators begin nation-wide strike. |
| 3/5/1699 | Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 9/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
| 11/5/1998 | Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah |
| 7/29/1891 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta. |
| 7/2/1757 | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
| 5/2/1982 | Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/3/1995 | Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
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