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Historical Event on 4/12/1983

Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
11/29/1928Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.