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Historical Event on 11/1/1999

H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
1/9/1995T.N. Seshan, chief election commissioner, asks Centre to put off annual budget in lieu of State assembly elections.
10/10/1756Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.
6/18/1956Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul.
3/22/1991Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
4/24/1980Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.