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Historical Event on 6/18/1633
Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.

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5/22/1961	Jnanpeeth 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.
5/9/1996	Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
5/31/1981	First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
10/27/1947	Indian Governments accepts King of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Harisingh's accession merging Jammu and Kashmir in India and sends its troops. Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was then officially announced. No. 12 Sqn was to initiate the remarkable feat of air-lifting the first Sikhs from Palam onto the rough and dusty Srinagar airstrip without planning or reconnaissance as the initial Indian response to the sizeable insurgent forces that were pouring across the border into Jammu and Kashmir.
12/7/1825	First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
11/15/1913	Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
9/25/1914	Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
6/8/1992	55-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
6/7/1997	Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
12/10/1997	Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.

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Historical Event on 6/18/1633 Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.

Historical Event on 6/18/1633
Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.