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Historical Event on 5/12/1937
George VI is crowned.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1995 | Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 3/5/1999 | The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa. |
| 12/26/1801 | Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter. |
| 4/21/1990 | 18 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 9/30/1881 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu. |
| 9/30/1881 | Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory. |
| 8/20/1998 | The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj. |
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