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Historical Event on 11/11/1999

Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
1/15/1947Pritish Nandi, famous journalist, was born. Abul Kalam Azad became Minister of Education in the Government of India.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.