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Historical Event on 11/7/1998
The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/31/1949 | Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'. |
| 5/23/1923 | Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta. |
| 8/27/1995 | Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party. |
| 4/6/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement. |
| 4/14/1891 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 6/18/1992 | Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate. |
| 9/30/1989 | INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay. |
| 6/10/1908 | Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
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