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Historical Event on 4/6/1997
Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/27/1996 | First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states. |
| 6/13/1927 | Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 12/6/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished |
| 7/14/1942 | Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank). |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 10/17/1979 | Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences. |
| 10/10/1995 | G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
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