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Historical Event on 11/7/1998
The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/22/1873 | Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant |
2/19/1891 | Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper. |
1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
5/8/1901 | British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population. |
12/15/1980 | Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada. |
5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
3/29/1999 | A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured. |
10/9/1992 | Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail. |
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