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Historical Event on 4/12/1983

Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.