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Historical Event on 11/7/1998
The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/5/1978 | Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra. |
12/12/1872 | Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born. |
11/8/1966 | Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down |
5/1/1908 | Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women. |
5/1/1996 | Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court. |
2/21/1990 | The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90). |
1/23/1992 | India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner. |
4/23/1992 | Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70. |
8/12/1979 | Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people. |
10/12/1952 | Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand. |
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