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Historical Event on 12/11/1999

Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
7/30/1996Delhi High Court rejects Narasimha Rao's petition seeking quashing of 09 order of chief metropolitan magistrate summoning him to appear as co-accused in the $ 100,000 Lakhubhai cheating case.
4/17/1996Sheila Kaul, H.P. Governor, indicted in house allotment scandal, should be removed from her post, says Supreme Court.
11/2/1976Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
12/6/1971US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
2/24/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
3/23/1913Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government.