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Historical Event on 5/12/1906

Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
12/10/1996Supreme Court bans employment of child labour in hazardous industries.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
10/14/1947Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.