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Historical Event on 9/5/1998

Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
10/21/1954Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.
10/10/1978Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
1/10/1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
4/27/1919Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).