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Historical Event on 11/25/1999

Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.