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Historical Event on 12/11/1998

Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1998Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
6/1/1997Union Minister for Forests and Environment, Prof. Saifuddin Soz announces Rs. 9 crore central package for afforestation and eco-development in J&K.
4/3/1984Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
5/26/1931One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
5/6/1993Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled.
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.