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Historical Event on 12/1/1991

Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
3/8/1957Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away.
5/30/1999India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
11/14/1919Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.