1966 in India

Events

January 3: Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign a Soviet-mediated peace pact in Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.
January 11: Prime Minister Shastri dies in Tashkent. Supported by provincial Congress chief ministers, Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister on January 19.
June 19: Shiv Sena founded by Bal Thackeray
Krishan Lal, (hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.
Reita Faria, Femina Miss India is crowned Miss World, the first Indian to win the title.

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