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Historical Event on 11/19/1961

World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
11/18/1727Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.