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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
1/24/1951Nehru assails US. demand for UN to name Peking as aggressor in Korea, New Delhi.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
9/28/1985Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
7/1/1930Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.