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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
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
10/22/1913Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan.
12/29/1968Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
11/1/1956Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
10/23/1973Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.