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Historical Event on 11/9/1999

BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
5/21/1994JKLF leader Mohammed Yasim Malik agrees to eschew violence provided the Centre guarantees a dialogue without pre-conditions.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
1/22/1965Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was inaugurated at Trombay, Mumbai.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
4/26/1993Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.