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Historical Event on 12/11/1986

The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.
3/3/1906Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, was born.
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
2/24/1995A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
1/31/1896Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.
7/18/1987Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
6/16/1946Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government.
8/15/1990GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday.