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Historical Event on 1/12/1993
Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/10/1901 | Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab. |
| 3/30/1665 | Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan. |
| 2/11/1996 | Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit. |
| 9/14/1992 | Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 9/14/1923 | Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born. |
| 11/16/1877 | Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi 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. |
| 9/25/1857 | Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins. |
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