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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
3/13/2000Parliament approves TRAI Bill seeking to bifurcate it into a Tribunal and a Regulator, with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure by a voice vote.
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.