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Historical Event on 8/6/1962
Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
| 4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
| 1/16/1996 | Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 5/25/1993 | Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India. |
| 6/11/1921 | Snehlata, social reformer and politician, was born at Mathura, U.P. |
| 10/27/1997 | UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 1/26/1876 | Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
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