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Historical Event on 12/5/1959
K. S. Duleepsinhji, cricketer (12 Tests for England, 995 runs), passed away.
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| 12/5/1991 | Sarkaria report accepted. |
| 6/28/1883 | Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi. |
| 9/8/1993 | Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded. |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 6/26/1954 | Nehru, Chou En-lai pledge good-neighbor policy at New Delhi. |
| 1/18/1995 | Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala. |
| 1/14/1998 | The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
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