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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
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
3/4/1858J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
8/6/1992A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam.
8/6/1992Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
3/4/1990Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.