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Historical Event on 1/1/1987
United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1993 | Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away. |
| 4/16/1963 | Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away. |
| 7/4/1995 | Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi. |
| 2/11/1861 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 1/15/1988 | Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record. |
| 2/11/1999 | 12 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
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