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Historical Event on 1/11/2000

Mrs. Anju, wife of Shoaib Ilyasi of 'India's Most Wanted' famed serial, dies under mysterious circumstances.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.