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Historical Event on 12/5/1990

With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.