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Historical Event on 11/19/1991

Two national commissions on women set up.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1929Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.
1/14/1761The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
7/25/2000Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
10/29/2000Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi.