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Historical Event on 12/21/1998

The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
12/8/1875Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
9/3/1997Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the state government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs. 50,000 to the family of a college student, who had committed suicide following ragging in the hostel.