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Historical Event on 12/5/1959

K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/2000Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
9/6/1994Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).