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Historical Event on 5/12/1937

George VI is crowned.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
12/3/1971Hostilities broke out between India and Pakistan. On the very night that hostilities commenced, with Pakistan bombing several air fields, IN Ships 'Rajput' and 'Akshay' were leaving Vishakapatnam harbour when they obtained a sonar contact. They fired several depth charges and proceeded on their mission when there was no further evidence of a submarine's presence. Thereafter, a loud explosion of rattling windows panes off the Vishakapatnam beach was heard . The Pakistani submarine 'Ghazi' (a Tench class submarine obtained from the USA in 1964) had come to grief.
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
1/16/1901Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.