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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 12/5/1657 |
Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India. |
| 12/5/1872 |
Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 12/5/1898 |
Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born. |
| 12/5/1905 |
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 12/5/1931 |
Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
| 12/5/1931 |
Jayant G. Nadkarni, former Admiral of Indian Navy, was born. |
| 12/5/1933 |
Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 12/5/1935 |
Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born. |
| 12/5/1943 |
The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 12/5/1946 |
Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away. |
| 12/5/1950 |
Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India. |
| 12/5/1950 |
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
| 12/5/1951 |
Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 12/5/1959 |
K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away. |
| 12/5/1990 |
With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers. |
| 12/5/1991 |
56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP. |
| 12/5/1991 |
Sarkaria report accepted. |
| 12/5/1991 |
The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India. |
| 12/5/1992 |
Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years. |
| 12/5/1992 |
V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya. |
| 12/5/1998 |
Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications. |
| 12/5/1999 |
India's Yukta Mookhey is crowned Miss World. |
| 12/5/1999 |
The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case. |
| 12/5/2000 |
Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1897 | Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P. |
| 1/1/1897 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
| 8/28/1934 | Justice Sujata Manohar was born. |
| 7/7/1946 | Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16. |
| 1/1/1995 | 8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai. |
| 1/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 11/21/1999 | The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav. |
| 6/16/1946 | Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government. |
| 9/9/1991 | Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners. |
| 5/15/1993 | K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93. |
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