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Historical Event on 10/14/1998

Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
2/4/1944Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma
4/20/1888246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
11/13/1999Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.