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Historical Event on 4/11/1999
A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 4/14/1979 | Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras. |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 3/26/1990 | Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns. |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
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