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Historical Event on 11/20/1999

P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.