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Historical Event on 12/13/1999
Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/25/1998 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar present the interim budgets for 1998- 99. |
12/16/1971 | Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan. |
10/10/1899 | Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born. |
10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
11/7/1971 | India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery. |
12/20/1990 | India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations. |
6/13/1996 | Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. |
4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
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