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Historical Event on 5/12/1997

Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
6/4/1972First Environment Day.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
1/24/1994Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong arrives in New Delhi on a state visit.
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).