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Historical Event on 11/20/1998

Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1843Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
4/13/1972Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, passed away.
4/13/1972Saint Namdev passed away.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.