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Historical Event on 12/10/1978

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1978Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shar Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It is said that he won the crown but not the empire.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
9/22/1931Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.
1/27/1924Sabu [Dastagir], actor (Elephant Boy, Drum), was born in India.
8/21/1990Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha .
4/18/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee.
12/6/1756British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.