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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
10/23/1990Following the arrest of its President L. K. Advani, who was leading a rathyathra to Ayodhya at Samasthipur in Bihar, BJP withdrew support to National Front Government.
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
12/20/1993India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.