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