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Historical Event on 12/10/1913

The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
5/9/1919Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.