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Historical Event on 5/22/1989

IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
2/12/1824Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.
2/12/1824Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
7/19/1938Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.