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Historical Event on 12/5/1872

Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
3/3/1934Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
3/15/1831Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, attacked on Mughal Emperor Babur near Kanwa at Agra.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.