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Historical Event on 5/12/1987

Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
5/18/1998India may take the US to WTO.
1/25/1917Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.
11/30/1909Ramesh Chandra died.
1/24/1966Gulzarilal Nanda stepped down from the position of acting Prime Minister of India. He held his position till January 11, 1966 (Acting).
7/28/199712 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.