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Historical Event on 5/19/2000
A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1968 | Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 11/8/1831 | Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born. |
| 12/3/1979 | Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 3/24/1984 | Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada. |
| 9/12/1974 | . C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 11/11/1675 | Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day. |
| 10/16/1952 | Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi. |
| 10/1/1967 | Indian Tourist Development Corporation Limited established. |
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