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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
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
10/12/1976Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay.
10/19/1974T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.