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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 |
| 12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
| 1/8/1995 | ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 6/23/1935 | Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born. |
| 8/9/1992 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay. |
| 5/7/1861 | Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/7/1994 | India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran. |
| 7/24/1992 | Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune. |
| 9/13/1928 | Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 4/20/1992 | U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away. |
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