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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
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
11/11/1872Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b
10/15/1899Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
12/9/1946The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
1/7/1956Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.