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Historical Event on 11/3/1999
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/20/1989 | Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away. |
1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
10/19/1907 | Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born. |
4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
11/25/1890 | Radheshyam, famous stage, film actor and director, was born. |
9/29/1836 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras |
2/25/2000 | Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness. |
6/8/1948 | Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom. |
7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
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