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Historical Event on 12/10/1948

Human Rights Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1994The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).
12/15/1803East India Company captured Orrisa state.
10/31/1989Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.