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Historical Event on 3/11/1999

Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
9/17/1885Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
12/3/1998Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar.
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
9/15/1927Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born.