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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
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
10/12/1997Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore
12/23/1964India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.