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Historical Event on 9/30/1999

Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
5/27/1998Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.
7/21/1977Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.
5/3/1927Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
1/18/1969Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
1/18/1969Property Tax was passed.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.