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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
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/12/1992Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).