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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
6/28/1883Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi.
6/7/1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.