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Historical Event on 12/5/1935
Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1927 | World fliers reach Karachi, India. |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970). |
| 3/8/1941 | Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away. |
| 8/17/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India. |
| 5/1/1997 | Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo. |
| 8/1/1964 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969. |
| 12/15/1951 | Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched. |
| 4/4/1926 | Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues. |
| 4/4/1926 | Saint Chokhoba passed away. |
| 2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
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