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Historical Event on 1/6/1987

An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1961World Council of Churches convened their third assembly at New Delhi during which the International Missionary Council and its work was integrated into the larger ecumenical group.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
11/22/1928British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties.
3/31/1942During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.