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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
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
2/20/1863Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
5/2/1996Controversial godman Chandraswami arrested and sent to high security Tihar jail on a day's judicial custody by a Delhi court for allegedly cheating NRI businessman Lakhubhai Pathak of $1 lakh in 1983.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.