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Historical Event on 5/12/1952

Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1909Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
1/23/1996Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
11/18/1960Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
5/25/1899Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district.