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Historical Event on 5/12/1949

S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/2000The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.
1/11/2000Mrs. Anju, wife of Shoaib Ilyasi of 'India's Most Wanted' famed serial, dies under mysterious circumstances.
8/9/1952New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.
10/31/1919Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
7/6/1999Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum.
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
6/25/1922Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
1/21/1978Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested.