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Historical Event on 11/5/1999

The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
9/6/1996A Delhi court says there are grounds for framing charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption against L.K. Advani.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
8/12/1905Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
7/21/1995Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
5/18/1998India may take the US to WTO.