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Historical Event on 12/8/1999
Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1992 | Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
| 8/15/1979 | Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies. |
| 3/11/1975 | Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda. |
| 11/8/1988 | Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize. |
| 1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
| 8/10/1992 | Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam. |
| 4/12/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born. |
| 11/2/1976 | Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens. |
| 4/8/1985 | India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster. |
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