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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
4/23/1913Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
10/21/1906Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
5/12/1923Meera Mukherjee, great artist, was born.