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Historical Event on 5/11/1999
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1923 | Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 3/9/1990 | Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died. |
| 8/10/1994 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept. |
| 5/25/1917 | Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 11/19/1998 | Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course. |
| 3/2/1952 | Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company. |
| 12/11/1993 | Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan. |
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