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Historical Event on 12/23/1998

Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
11/11/1947Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
5/27/1910Robert Koch, famous French scientist, passed away.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
4/29/1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
10/10/1999Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.