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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
7/27/1927Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born.
12/17/1970Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
10/21/1989Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya.
10/9/1964K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.