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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
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
11/3/2000BCCI suspends five cricketers -Mohammed Azaruddin, Ajay Sharma, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar--for a period of 15 days after the CBI report.
4/16/1992The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
11/18/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.
10/18/1996Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.