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Historical Event on 9/3/1999

India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.
2/23/1843Narendranath Sen, famous journalist, was born.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
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.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
4/11/1999Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.