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Historical Event on 11/20/1998
Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/20/1998 | Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
6/30/1931 | June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India. |
4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
2/28/1997 | The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11. |
7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
10/20/1905 | Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born. |
10/14/1989 | Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party. |
1/1/1976 | Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started. |
1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
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