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Historical Event on 4/12/1983

Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
6/9/1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
5/7/195081 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
5/27/1930India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.