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Historical Event on 12/5/1905

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
9/13/1928Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
5/21/1930A raid of nationalists on salt works in Dharasana results in 630 casualties and the arrest of Mrs. Naidy, leader of the civil disobedience campaign.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.