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Historical Event on 12/22/1998

The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
6/11/1997BSE sensitive index reaches 3927.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
6/14/1995RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
9/16/1916D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.