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Historical Event on 3/12/1954

Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1996Shankarsinh Waghela, Gujarat CM, wins confidence vote.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
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.
7/30/1987Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.