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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
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
6/29/1901Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.