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Historical Event on 11/19/1997

1996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.
2/10/1803Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.