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Historical Event on 5/12/1993

Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.