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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 |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 7/13/1912 | Shriman Narayan, educationist, administrator and diplomat, was born in Etawah, U.P. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
| 6/2/1997 | Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip. |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 4/21/1975 | Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 9/26/1991 | Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones. |
| 9/20/1942 | Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge. |
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