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Historical Event on 12/11/1968

Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
8/1/1988Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.