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Historical Event on 5/12/1995
India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1930 | Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born. |
| 3/3/1967 | India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow. |
| 11/30/1994 | Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died. |
| 10/1/1990 | Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 10/16/1942 | Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India. |
| 12/1/1764 | Battle of Anvadi. |
| 1/31/1994 | Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police. |
| 1/31/1994 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 3/1/1963 | 25 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. |
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