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Historical Event on 12/5/1991
The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
4/23/1928 | Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P. |
5/2/1908 | Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot. |
4/2/1980 | Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party. |
12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
12/31/1943 | Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2). |
11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
2/6/1950 | N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953. |
8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
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