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Historical Event on 11/19/1998

Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
4/15/1956A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
6/8/1906Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, India's 1st Test 1932), born at Jullunder.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.