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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
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.