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Historical Event on 11/3/1999

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.