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Historical Event on 1/15/2000
Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1981 | Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned. |
| 7/18/1994 | Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away. |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 6/25/2000 | India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/3/1931 | Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar). |
| 4/18/2000 | The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players. |
| 3/30/1994 | G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel. |
| 11/11/1872 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b |
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