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Historical Event on 5/12/1992

Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
3/28/1991Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
7/20/1680Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.