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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 |
| 2/3/1929 | The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"". |
| 11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 4/6/1664 | Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 6/4/1955 | Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated. |
| 1/4/1995 | IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties. |
| 7/1/1958 | Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960. |
| 9/16/1990 | Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War. |
| 5/10/1909 | Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born. |
| 6/20/1916 | Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 8/12/1922 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born. |
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