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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
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
7/27/1993Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.