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Historical Event on 5/12/1955
The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/2000 | Sachin Tendulkar becomes the highest run-getter in one-day internationals (9379 runs) during his innings of 69 in the final of the ICC cricket tournament against New Zealand |
| 3/2/1986 | Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 3/27/1999 | World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo. |
| 10/21/1998 | Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad. |
| 8/15/1979 | Tukoji Holkar, a leader of Peshwa kingdom, dies. |
| 9/12/1934 | Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh). |
| 6/13/1932 | Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died. |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
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