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Historical Event on 9/11/1999

India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
2/20/1929K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
4/20/1960Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.