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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 |
| 11/15/1997 | INS Delhi' commissioned. |
| 8/11/1954 | Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
| 1/1/1920 | P.M. Nadagouda, politician, was born at Mysore, Chitwadgi. |
| 1/15/1948 | Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace. |
| 12/6/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished |
| 3/25/1898 | Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple. |
| 8/1/1994 | The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force. |
| 1/1/1985 | United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"". |
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