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Historical Event on 12/5/1872

Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.