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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 |
| 4/27/1606 | Jahangir arrested Khusroo. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 3/31/1993 | J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders. |
| 6/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 2/12/1928 | Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 6/4/1926 | Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax. |
| 9/27/1907 | Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan. |
| 2/18/1992 | 47 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
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