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Historical Event on 12/9/1997

Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1916Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
9/11/1889Dr. P. Subbarayan, minister and leader of the House in O.P. and President of the Cricket Control Board, was born in Tamil Nadu.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
8/25/1963Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
4/27/1857Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).