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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
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
5/13/1946Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
1/12/1934Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.