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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 |
| 9/20/1940 | Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 4/12/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born. |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 10/16/1999 | A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly. |
| 9/2/1946 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away. |
| 10/31/1997 | Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah. |
| 10/14/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur. |
| 2/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 8/26/1967 | Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away. |
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