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Historical Event on 11/28/1999

Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
11/2/1976Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.