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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
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.