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Historical Event on 5/11/1999
Centre removes the West Bengal Governor A. R. Kidwai. The Arunachal Pradesh Governor Mata Prasad had also been asked to step down.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1942 | During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security. |
| 1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
| 5/14/1960 | The first plane of India flew upto New York. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 5/12/1995 | India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form. |
| 6/10/1984 | Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit. |
| 11/15/1982 | S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died. |
| 3/13/1800 | Nana Phadanvis (Balaji Janardan Bhanu), veteran leader of Peshwa Kingdom, died. |
| 1/8/1872 | Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born. |
| 8/4/2000 | Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission. |
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