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Historical Event on 12/11/1998

Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
6/26/1983Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.