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Historical Event on 12/11/1999
Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/29/1923 | Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born. |
1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
12/31/1900 | Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay. |
4/6/1968 | Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant. |
1/26/1957 | Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar. |
1/8/1984 | Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74. |
12/20/2000 | Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001. |
8/1/2000 | 27 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine. |
10/31/1875 | Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers. |
6/25/1888 | Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born. |
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