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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
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
12/25/1919Naushad, famous film music director, was born.
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
10/17/1997SEBI asks investors to adopt paperless trading through depository.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.