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Historical Event on 12/11/1986
The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1985 | Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 10/1/1997 | Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries. |
| 7/1/1968 | Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 11/15/1830 | Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England. |
| 8/26/1967 | Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away. |
| 3/7/1952 | Parmahansa Yogananda, great saint, social reformer and writer, died at Los Angles. |
| 9/4/1983 | INSAT-1B runs into snag, its solar array fails to deploy fully. |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
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