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Historical Event on 5/12/1984
Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/1992 | Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune. |
| 11/5/1920 | Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities. |
| 2/2/1952 | India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras. |
| 3/20/1937 | England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 1/26/1992 | BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
| 9/22/1979 | Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship. |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 6/8/2000 | Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa). |
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