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Historical Event on 10/14/1998

Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
12/21/1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
12/12/1999Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.