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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 |
| 1/1/1987 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur. |
| 8/10/1993 | Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away. |
| 7/1/1949 | M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). |
| 11/8/1948 | Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy. |
| 8/16/1980 | Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130. |
| 8/6/1920 | Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 4/8/1998 | India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal. |
| 7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 7/16/1991 | Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%. |
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