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Historical Event on 12/1/1900

Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1998Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
3/15/1997Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.