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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
1/30/1996The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996.
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
6/11/1997BSE sensitive index reaches 3927.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
11/22/1999A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.