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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
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
11/18/1898Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born.
11/18/1898Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
2/10/1986Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.