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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
4/21/1938Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
8/10/1992P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.