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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.