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Historical Event on 12/1/1998

P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
3/23/1898Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
2/11/1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.