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Historical Event on 12/27/1998

Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
6/30/1855Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
11/7/1867Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
2/4/1992National Renewal Fund for industries set up.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.