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Historical Event on 12/5/1991
The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/19/1917 | Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades |
| 1/20/1993 | Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 12/1/1999 | Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, is named ""`Woman of the Millennium'' in a BBC pol |
| 1/1/1976 | Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started. |
| 12/10/1998 | Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. |
| 7/15/1917 | Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra). |
| 1/29/1975 | West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2. |
| 9/10/1999 | Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final. |
| 6/4/1947 | Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away. |
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