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Historical Event on 12/21/1999

The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
1/8/1984Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
3/7/2000A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.