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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
5/18/1872Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
1/22/1922Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.