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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
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
7/13/1660Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
4/27/1907Fearing uprising in Punjab, British arm volunteers.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
1/23/199750,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.