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Historical Event on 12/23/1998

Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
5/27/1930India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.
9/29/2000The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.