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Historical Event on 12/10/1998

Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
1/21/1922Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai.
2/14/1924Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.