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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
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
4/8/1937R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.
2/11/1981Australia all out for 83 vs India at MCG. They were chasing 143 to win.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.