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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 |
| 1/9/1976 | President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 12/16/1922 | Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle. |
| 5/14/1994 | LTTE banned for the second time under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
| 2/15/1920 | Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta. |
| 5/25/1979 | Commercial Unity Day started. |
| 7/18/1980 | Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit. |
| 6/20/1916 | Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 6/20/1916 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 1/9/1923 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
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