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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 |
| 2/5/1968 | Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away. |
| 8/29/1975 | Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away. |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 11/15/1991 | Import curbs on capital goods relaxed. |
| 10/30/1994 | India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 8/10/1998 | Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta. |
| 7/19/1993 | Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away. |
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