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Historical Event on 12/27/1998

Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
10/27/1928Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
10/18/1919W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born.
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.