Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘The Practical Reality’, at 2 p.m. at The Center for Religion and Life, Nevada University in Reno, NV, USA.

Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Who is My Friend on Earth?’, at the State University of New York in Old Westbury, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Julia Richman High School in New York, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy is presented with the Corazón de Oro, ‘Heart of Gold’ Award, by the Society of Mexican Authors and Composers at a ceremony held in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The award had been conferred on Sri Chinmoy for his “great altruistic service in the cause of world peace” at the Society’s headquarters in Mexico City on 20 January 1998.

Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the United Nations in New York.

Sri Chinmoy lifts 26 people in Jamaica, NY, USA.

Sri Chinmoy presents the U Thant Peace Award  to Swami Satchidananda, founder of the worldwide Integral Yoga Institute, at the 87-year-old yoga teacher’s institute in New York, USA.