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Historical Event on 10/4/1953
India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/18/1916 | Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay. |
| 10/17/1996 | President's rule reimposed in U.P. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 10/16/1999 | A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly. |
| 1/1/1914 | Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal. |
| 5/7/1985 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards. |
| 1/19/1995 | Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
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