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Historical Event on 12/10/1978

Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
8/5/1950Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
10/15/1994SROSS-C2, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), which carried remote sensing payload, was placed in orbit. It was the second developmental launch of PSLV.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.