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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
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
7/8/1958Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.
10/19/1921Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born.