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Historical Event on 11/5/1999
Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
| 6/10/1966 | MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik. |
| 5/20/1987 | G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 11/29/1989 | Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party |
| 11/25/1998 | Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 4/4/1999 | India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta. |
| 7/18/1857 | The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
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