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Historical Event on 12/1/1998

P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
8/14/1947Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951.
4/16/1974Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
1/18/1995Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
10/20/1990Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990.