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Historical Event on 11/19/2000
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/13/1967 | Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
8/22/1993 | The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu. |
7/5/1981 | Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory. |
11/29/1947 | The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government. |
6/27/1915 | Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai. |
10/14/1955 | Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia . |
4/22/1996 | Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM. |
11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
6/11/1997 | BSE sensitive index reaches 3927. |
1/24/1952 | The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema. |
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