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Historical Event on 11/5/1999

The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
4/4/1898Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
12/17/1905Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
8/2/1885Poet Siyaram Saran Gupt, brother of national poet Maithilysharan Gupt, was born.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.