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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
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
8/7/1998The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.