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Historical Event on 11/19/1993
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1992 | Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97 |
| 10/17/1990 | S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule. |
| 8/26/1997 | Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K. |
| 10/18/1983 | Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died. |
| 9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
| 2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
| 2/10/1986 | Pope John Paul II ends visit to India. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
| 7/23/1903 | Chandra Shekhar Azad was born Today in 1903 |
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