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Historical Event on 5/11/1999

Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
1/1/1910Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.
1/1/1950Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.