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Historical Event on 12/5/1943

The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
3/8/1941Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
11/15/199237 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur.