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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
11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
1/3/1831Savitribai Phule, famous social worker, was born at Naigaon in Satara district, Maharashtra.
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
9/13/1948Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took police action on Hyderabad for anti national policy's of Nijam of Hyderabad and Rijvi Rajakar's.
11/7/1900Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born.