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Historical Event on 5/18/1974

First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
9/6/1996A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
12/12/1925Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.
12/12/1925Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
12/12/1925Taimurlang passed away.