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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
9/27/1999Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd.
5/5/1971India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
5/18/1999R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
1/31/1994Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.