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Historical Event on 11/18/1999

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
3/19/1907Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
11/13/1998Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali.
8/28/1906Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.