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Historical Event on 12/5/1950
Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 3/3/1859 | A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 5/4/1832 | Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
| 5/4/1959 | Nehru rejects proposals that India and Pakistan resolve their differences and set up a common alliance against Communist China. |
| 8/12/1897 | Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67). |
| 11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
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