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Historical Event on 9/29/1988
1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/21/1947 | Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three. |
2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
3/26/1931 | New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies. |
8/29/1923 | Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born. |
11/14/1959 | Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone. |
10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
9/29/1988 | 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces. |
10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
4/30/1888 | Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad. |
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