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Historical Event on 12/10/1913

The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
3/30/1929Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.