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Historical Event on 12/11/1999

Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
11/9/1997Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
3/4/1961First Indian aircraft carrier naval fighter vessel ''I.N.S. Vikrant'' was commissioned in Belfast.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.