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Historical Event on 5/12/1987

Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1936Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
12/4/1977Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born.
12/17/1929Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.