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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
1/15/1997Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
3/12/1941Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.