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Historical Event on 9/12/1899
T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1990 | Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away. |
| 5/3/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
| 1/25/1930 | Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP. |
| 5/30/1987 | Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 9/1/1915 | Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born. |
| 6/18/1940 | Forward Block Party was established. |
| 6/22/1910 | Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died. |
| 4/18/1966 | Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 6/27/1995 | Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP. |
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