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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
8/11/1922Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
7/7/1905Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'.
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
7/4/1729Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
8/11/2000Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.