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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
5/27/1996A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
3/28/1943S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.