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Historical Event on 4/12/1987

V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
3/3/1999Four members of the forward Bhumihar community and alleged members of the Ranbir Sena are gunned down by an armed squad of the People's War Group in Bhimpura village of Jehanbad district in Bihar.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.