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Historical Event on 4/12/1983

Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
7/5/2000Rachita Mistry breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing record in 100m (11.39s) clocking 11.26s in the National circuit meet in Bangalore.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.
1/18/2000India and the US resume talks to narrow their differences on the CTBT.