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Historical Event on 5/12/1949

S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
5/25/1611Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
5/23/1967South Gujrat University was established.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.