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Historical Event on 10/14/1998

Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
1/4/1937R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
7/15/1991The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
1/29/1968Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died.
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