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Historical Event on 4/5/1950

Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
3/25/1994Buta Singh exonerated by the Akal Takht after 9 years.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
3/21/1836National Library was established.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
10/14/1884Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
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