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Historical Event on 11/19/1991

Two national commissions on women set up.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
4/29/1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
4/3/1978Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.