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Historical Event on 11/18/1999

Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
3/22/1961Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
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).
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.