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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
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.
12/3/1992Indian, UN Operations in Mozambique begins (ONUMOZ - Dec 92 to Oct 94)
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.