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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
12/23/1944U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
9/24/1992Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
1/27/1901Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born.