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Historical Event on 12/27/1998

Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
4/12/1917Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
1/22/1886Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
12/22/1866Mazharul Haque, great social reformer, nationalist, journalist, poet, writer and politician, was born at Bahpura, Bihar.
4/12/2000Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.