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Historical Event on 12/21/1998

The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
12/16/1999Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha.
8/17/1994Opposition ends Parliament boycott.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
2/14/1932Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.