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Historical Event on 10/11/1999

Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.