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Historical Event on 12/1/1998

Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.