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Historical Event on 5/13/1998

India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
3/7/1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
2/25/1884Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.