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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 |
| 1/18/1983 | Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada. |
| 4/12/1978 | India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 6/20/1993 | Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination. |
| 6/21/1999 | Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking. |
| 11/9/1710 | Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized. |
| 1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
| 7/17/1930 | Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison. |
| 9/20/1998 | A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary. |
| 5/27/1910 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, passed away. |
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