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Historical Event on 12/1/1982

Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.