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Historical Event on 11/5/1999

India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
10/29/1996Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote.
8/18/199112 LTTE militants commit suicide.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.