This Day in History on 12th May

The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam. 

On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on the 12th of May. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.

Important Days

International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day

Important Events

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

1459: Sun City India was founded by Rao in Jodhpur.

1638: Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on this day when he decided to shift his capital to Delhi.

1666: Under the treaty of Purandar, Shivaji Maharaj reached Agra to meet Aurangzeb.

1666: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.

1797: Napoleon I conquered Venice.

1890: Inauguration of the first official cricket county championship match in Bristol.

1906: Gandhiji support the “Home Rule” for India in the name of ”justice and for good of human”

1915: Rash Behari Bose, the revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ”Sanuki Maru” under the assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.

Rash Behari Bose, the revolutionary leader
Rash Behari Bose, the revolutionary leader

1937: George VI is crowned.

1941: Konrad Zuse in Berlin introduced the world’s first fully automated Z3 computer.

1949: S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, the first woman foreign ambassador, was received in the US.

1952: The first session of the Parliament of the Republic of India began.

1952: Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India’s Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

1955: The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.

1966: Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns

1987: India brought the HMS Hermes warship from the British Royal Navy and launched it as INS Virat.

1992: Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.

1992: Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.

1995: Supreme court stays Tamil Nadu Governor’s orders allowing Dr. Subramaniam Swamy to prosecute Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha under Prevention of Corruption Act.

1998: Central Government decided to increase the retirement age of Central Government employees from 58 years to 60 years.

1998: Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.

1999: Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit.

2008: A magnitude 8.0 earthquake shook China, killing at least 69,000 people.

2010: S. H. Kapadia became the 38th Chief Justice of India.

Birthday / Anniversary

1820: Florence Nightingale, an English social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

1892: Ramanlal Desai, an Indian Gujarati language writer.

1895: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (d. 1986)

R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral
R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral

1923: Meera Mukherjee, the great artist, was born.

1924: Sheik Chinna Moulana, a legendary nadhaswaram player in the Carnatic tradition. 

1926: Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013) 

1930: R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.

1945: K. G. Balakrishnan, the former Chief Justice of India.

1989: Shikha Pandey, an Indian cricketer, and officer in the Indian Air Force. 

Death / Death Anniversary:

Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet,
Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet

1970: Nelly Sachs, a German-Swedish poet, and playwright.

1984: Dr Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.

1993: Samsher Bahadur Singh, a modern Hindi poet, passed away.

2010: Tara Vanarase, an Indian writer.

2014: Sarat Pujari, an Indian film actor, director, and producer in the Odia film industry.

Further Reading

Month-wise This Day in History

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