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Historical Event on 12/10/1907

Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
1/11/1991Ravi Naik of Maharashtra Gomanthak party sworn in as the CM of Goa.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.