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Historical Event on 12/11/1999
Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1945 | Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan. |
| 4/9/1994 | C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 5/8/1995 | Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 5/3/1999 | Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta. |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 1/31/1963 | Peacock declared as National Bird of India. |
| 2/5/1919 | Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born. |
| 1/28/1984 | Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
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