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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
4/13/1989Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.
5/15/1817Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
11/2/1999BJP suffers jolt in Bihar as it fails to win a single seat it contested in the October 28 poll to four Lok Sabha seats.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
5/9/1959Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away.