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Historical Event on 1/18/1999
Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1889 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litterateur and President of All India, was born in Babai village, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 5/2/1921 | Satyajeet Ray, world famous film director and a very short story writer, was born in a family of artistS. In 1989, he was awarded highest honour of France ''Legion d Honeur''. |
| 3/10/1939 | 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India. |
| 12/1/1990 | Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years. |
| 10/1/1993 | The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations. |
| 3/28/1999 | Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals. |
| 12/26/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country. |
| 2/6/1998 | V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
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