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Historical Event on 12/10/1979

Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/2000Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
6/17/1993Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM's resignation .
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
7/21/1963Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
3/28/1999Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals.