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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
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.