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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
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
12/20/1999Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
5/10/1979Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
3/4/1997Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised.