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Historical Event on 11/19/1998

A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
3/14/1995Keshubai Patel (Gujarat), J.B. Patnaik (Orissa) and Manohar Joshi, the 12th (Maharashtra) CMs, elected.
6/18/1993Advani takes over as party President.
11/6/1985Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died.
12/23/1900Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
5/5/1903Tirupur Subramaniam Avinashilingam Chettiar, freedom fighter, educationist and politician, was born at Tirupur (Tamil Nadu).