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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
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
5/6/1680Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
5/15/1864Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born at Daulatpur village in UP.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.