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Historical Event on 11/19/1999
Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1975 | Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language. |
| 10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
| 7/31/1880 | Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP. |
| 4/24/1965 | Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal. |
| 11/1/1966 | Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana. |
| 3/1/1914 | Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away. |
| 3/11/1993 | Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor. |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
| 2/12/1890 | Shastri A. R. Krishna was born. |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
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