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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 |
| 5/21/1999 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 1/31/1995 | ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997). |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 6/30/2000 | The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K. |
| 2/2/1993 | Prices of iron and steel hiked. |
| 1/9/1923 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
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