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Historical Event on 3/5/1999

The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1961World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
8/16/1994Government agrees to present the revised ATR on JPC report on Scam; Parliament crisis defused.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
1/11/1858Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born.