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Historical Event on 12/11/1999

Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1873The proposal to dissolve East India Company was passed in England.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.