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Historical Event on 5/12/1993

Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.