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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 |
| 12/11/1999 | Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India. |
| 1/8/1993 | Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra. |
| 11/11/1980 | The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.' |
| 10/15/1994 | SROSS-C2, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), which carried remote sensing payload, was placed in orbit. It was the second developmental launch of PSLV. |
| 12/24/1932 | The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London. |
| 3/31/1997 | Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London. |
| 12/6/1995 | Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away. |
| 7/3/1992 | Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 7/29/1994 | Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants. |
| 6/5/1929 | S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu. |
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