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Historical Event on 4/30/1998

Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
11/1/1967Old Punjab, after first partition in 1947, was again seperated into two new states of Punjab and Haryana on linguistic basis, and Chandigarh became a Union Territory.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
7/13/1990Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.