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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
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
7/9/2000India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
10/17/1970Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.