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Historical Event on 3/10/2000
Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1920 | Kanhaiyalal Bhagwandas Harjal, educationist, was born at Mohpa, Maharashtra. |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 10/3/1991 | Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died. |
| 5/28/1965 | Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400. |
| 11/8/1988 | Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 10/31/1999 | Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing. |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 1/31/1969 | Saint Meherbaba passed away. |
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