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Historical Event on 5/12/1993

Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.

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6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
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6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
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