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Historical Event on 12/20/1957
Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1959 | N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 11/18/1997 | Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children. |
| 4/2/1948 | Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay. |
| 3/19/1997 | BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/14/1998 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916). |
| 8/26/1949 | Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed. |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
| 8/1/1932 | Meena Kumari, film actress, was born. |
| 12/20/1992 | BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast. |
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