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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
1/22/1998Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.