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Historical Event on 12/10/1978

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
12/20/1948Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.
7/22/1992The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.