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Historical Event on 5/11/1999

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1999Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
7/15/1936Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
3/16/1924Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
1/5/1990Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.