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Historical Event on 1/4/1966

ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
6/18/1993Advani takes over as party President.