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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
9/7/1887Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
4/17/1983Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
11/9/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him.