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Historical Event on 12/1/1998
Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1858 | Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born. |
| 6/17/1995 | Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first. |
| 6/1/1964 | Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha. |
| 12/10/1999 | Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police. |
| 3/27/1991 | Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution. |
| 8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 8/5/1994 | Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested. |
| 2/28/1918 | Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. |
| 11/10/1991 | South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India. |
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