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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
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
10/28/1991Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.