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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
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
10/16/1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
4/15/1895Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
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.
4/21/1990The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched.