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Historical Event on 5/12/1937

George VI is crowned.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
10/27/1923Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
9/20/1989IPKF suspends its operations against LTTE in Sri Lanka. LTTE, in turn, ceases all operations against the Indian armed forces.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.