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Historical Event on 11/28/1999

Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Anwar Sheikh is killed and his wife and daughter-in-law are seriously injured in a militant attack on his house in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
6/3/1947Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
8/21/1978Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, died. He played 44 tests for India and had 2109 runs and took 162 wickets.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
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.