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Historical Event on 10/14/1998
Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1997 | SEBI asks investors to adopt paperless trading through depository. |
| 7/25/1997 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 11/28/1945 | Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 6/18/1978 | The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened. |
| 12/5/1959 | K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 5/25/1996 | Kathapurushan' wins best film national award. |
| 7/12/1864 | Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born. |
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