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Historical Event on 11/20/1998

Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1925Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
3/18/1990Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.