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Historical Event on 4/11/1999

The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.
8/3/1960Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur.
8/20/1917Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.