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Historical Event on 5/12/1949

S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.

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1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
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2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
12/23/1902Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
9/9/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit.
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7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.