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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
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.