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Historical Event on 12/14/1998
The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1949 | Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72. |
| 10/22/1997 | Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series. |
| 9/16/1967 | Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border. |
| 12/10/1998 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London. |
| 11/5/1951 | Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup. |
| 12/15/1894 | Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 1/7/1993 | The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court. |
| 8/3/1984 | Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives. |
| 2/7/1999 | Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi. |
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