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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
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
4/28/1945Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
12/6/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.
12/21/1999The Gujarat Government asks the Hindu Jagran March to go-ahead with the 'Shilanyas' for a Ram temple at Halmodi in Surat district.