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Historical Event on 12/10/1907
Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1997 | 24th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum. |
| 6/29/1908 | Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 5/26/1926 | Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam. |
| 1/1/1965 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"". |
| 7/15/1991 | The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained. |
| 2/12/1946 | 14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war. |
| 4/18/1917 | Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act. |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
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