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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
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
3/23/1910Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.