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Historical Event on 5/4/1998
India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 9/19/1996 | India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India. |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
| 11/9/1960 | Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 9/19/1965 | Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
| 11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
| 9/13/1996 | Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha. |
| 1/8/1941 | Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away. |
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