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Historical Event on 5/11/1999
Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/2/1992 | Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet. |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
| 11/22/1967 | Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 5/11/1985 | Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India. |
| 12/21/1788 | Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him. |
| 6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 8/22/1984 | R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987). |
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