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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
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
4/6/1606Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.