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Historical Event on 1/12/1993

Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
8/9/1999India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title.
10/15/1686Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
6/25/1996The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri.
8/12/1966Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.