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Historical Event on 4/12/1967

U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.