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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
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
11/6/1952Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born.
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.