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Historical Event on 11/1/1999

Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1915Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born.
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
4/19/1910Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged.
3/28/1645Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died.