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Historical Event on 12/4/1998

Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
5/25/1611Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
9/6/1995Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away.