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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
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
8/2/2000The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
3/8/1998Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.