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1 May 12 Tue
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 1: Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors India : 1600
IST : Cuttack
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils : 2000 IST
: Jaipur
World Asthma Day
is an
annual event organized by the Global Initiative
for Asthma
(GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around
the
world [observed on 1st Tuesday of May].
Manna Dey : Happy Birthday : 1919 - Playback singer in Hindi, Bengali,
Gujrati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kanada and Assamese films.
He was honoured with the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007.
National Pension Scheme (NPS) was launched in
2009.
May Day
is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or
Labour
Day, which celebrates
the social and economic achievements
of the labour movement.
Maharashtra Day and
Gujarat
Day are celebrated in
Maharashtra and Gujarat
respectively, on May 1. Maharashtra and Gujarat
attained
statehood on 1st of May, 1960 when the then state
Bombay
was divided into two states, Maharashtra and
Gujarat on
the basis of different languages, Marathi and
Gujarati,
under the Bombay re-organization act.
BSE/NSE Holiday : 1
May 2012 : Maharashtra Day
Suresh
Kalmadi : Happy
Birthday : 1944 - Politician
and Senior Sports Administrator. Formerly a member of
the Indian National Congress, he was arrested by CBI on
25 Apr 11. Now, after his release from jail, he has been
appointed back as the president of the Indian Olympic
Association. |
[World Asthma Day]
Nirjala
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2 May
12 Wed
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 2: Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab :
Bangalore
Satyajit Ray
: Birth anniversary : 1921 Ray was a
Bengali filmmaker and regarded as one of the
greatest
amateur of 20th century cinema [d. 23 Apr '92]
Osama bin Laden : Death Anniversary : 2011 - the worlds most wanted terrorist, founder of al-Qaeda, the
organization responsible for the 11 Sep attacks on the
United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks
against civilian and military targets (b. 10 Mar 1957). |
Mohini Ekadashi
[2 May 2012]
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3
May
12 Thu
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 3: Pune Warriors vs India Mumbai Indians : Pune
World Press
Freedom Day, recognized by
the UN
National Film Awards
[59th] will be given to winners
Hindi Cinema
: Beginning of 100th Year
United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities came into force
on 3rd May 2008. The purpose of the Convention is
to
promote, protect, and ensure the full and equal
enjoyment
of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by
all
persons with disabilities, and to promote respect
for
their inherent dignity.
[ Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment
]
All India Forward
Bloc : 1939
The Bloc was formed by
Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose.
Zakir Hussain
: Death anniversary : 1969 3rd President of India, (b. 1897).
Pramod Mahajan : Death anniversary : 2006
Politician (b. 1949). |
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4 May 12 Fri
International
Firefighters' Day (IFFD) |
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 4: Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers :
Chennai
International Firefighters'
Day (IFFD)
is observed on May 4. It was instituted after
proposal
emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999
due to the
deaths of five firefighters in tragic
circumstances in a
wildfire in Australia.
Sam Pitroda
: Happy Birthday : 1942 - an Inventor, Entrepreneur and
Policymaker. Currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of
India on Public Information Infrastructure &
Innovations. He is also the chairman of National
Innovation Council.
Tyagaraja
: Birth Anniversary : 1767
Composer of classical Carnatic music (d.
1847).
Tipu Sultan
: Death Anniversary
: 1799 Indian military leader (b. 1750). |
Narasimha Jayanti [4 May 2012]
Bffs:
* The Forest
* Fatso
* Jannat 2
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5
May 12 Sat
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Cricket : IPL
2012
: May 5: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India :
1600 IST : Kolkata
Cricket : IPL
2012
: May 5: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals : 2000 IST
: Chandidgarh
Zail
Singh : Birth Anniversary : 1916 President of
India (d. 1994).
Naushad
Ali : Death Anniversary : 2006 Composer
(b. 1919).
World
Naked Gardening Day
[2012]
(WNGD)!
http://www.wngd.org/ |
MER enters Aries : 5-5-12 :
21:06
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6 May 12 Sun
[ Motilal Nehru ]
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 6: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings : 1600
IST : Mumbai
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
: 2000 IST : Bangalore.
World Laughter Day
: Takes place on the first Sunday in May - Laughter is a
positive and powerful emotion that has all the
ingredients required for individuals to master
themselves and to change the world in a tubular way.
Buddha Poornima
[2012] the holy day
for the Buddhists is observed on the Poornima Day
of
Vaishakha, the second month of the lunar calendar
[GH]
Motilal Nehru
: Birth anniversary
: 1861 Freedom
fighter and leader of the Indian National
Congress. He was
the founder patriarch of India's most powerful
political
family, the Nehru-Gandhi family (d. 6 Feb 1931).
Sepoy Mangal Pandey
: 1857 The British East India Company
disbands
the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose
Sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier
revolted against the British and is considered to
be the
First Martyr in the War of India's Independence.
Gagan Narang : Happy Birthday : 1983 - an ace Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting,
supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first
Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He was conferred Khel Ratna on 29 Aug 2011. |
Full Moon : 6 May 2012 : 09:05 hrs
Narada Jayanti [6 May 2012]
[ Mangal Pandey ]
Bffs:
1.Haunted
- 3d
2.Luv
Ka The End |
7 May 12 Mon
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 7: Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders :
Delhi
Amarnath Yatra
The process of registering Yatris
for this years Shri Amarnathji Yatra shall commence on
7 May 2012 simultaneously for both the Baltal and
Chandanwari routes, through 174 Bank Branches and via
the Internet based e-Registration System.
Astronomy Day
is an
annual event
intended to provide a means of interaction between
the
general public and various astronomy enthusiasts,
groups
and professionals.
Rabindranath
Tagore : Birth
Anniversary
: 1861 - also known as
`Gurudev' was a Poet,
Visual Artist, Playwright, Novelist, and Composer. He became
`Asia's
first
Nobel laureate' when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in
Literature (d. 7 Aug 1941).
Sidhartha Mallya : Happy
Birthday : 1987 - son of Industrialist Vijay Mallya. He was born in
United States and raised in London. There has been a
constant speculation that Sidhartha is in a relationship
with Bollywood actress
Deepika Padukone
for many days. |
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8 May 12 Tue
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 8: Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals : 1600
IST : Pune
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 8: Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab : 2000 IST :
Hyderabad
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday
(RH)
Swami Chinmayananda :
Happy Birthday : 1916 Spiritualist who inspired
the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953 to spread the
message of Vedanta. |
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9 May 12 Wed
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Cricket : IPL 2012 : May 9: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore :
8:00 pm : Mumbai
Birth Anniversary : 1866
Gopal
Krishna Gokhale,
Leader
of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915). |
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10 May
12 Thu
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 10 :
Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils : Hyderabad : 04 pm
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings :
Jaipur : 08 pm
Birthday : 1963 -
A. Raja, politician
from DMK party. On being re-elected in 2009 he was again
appointed cabinet minister for communication and
information technology until being tainted in the 2G
spectrum scam and resigning in 2010.
1857
Indian Mutiny: In
India, the
first war of Independence begins.
Happy Birthday : 1927
Nayantara Sahgal, Indian
author. |
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11 May 12 Fri
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 11: Pune Warriors India vs Royal Challengers
Bangalore : Pune : 08 pm
National
Technology Day : May 11
is annually observed as National Technology Day all over
India to commemorate technological breakthroughs like
Mastering of nuclear weapons
technology (Pokharan II)
through a series of controlled tests at Pokharan,
Test firing of the
indigenously developed Trishul missile
and Test flight of the
indigenous aircraft Hansa-3.
These achievements indicated the resurgence of Indian
Technology.
Arjun Kapoor,
son of
Boney Kapoor,
makes his screen debut in Ishaqzaade opposite Parineeti
Chopra being released on 11 May 2012.
Pokhran : 1998 India conducted three
underground nuclear tests in Pokhran,
including a thermonuclear device.
Pooja Bedi
: Happy Birthday :
1970 - a former Bollywood actress and currently a
television talk
show host.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
: Indian rebels
seized Delhi from the British. |
[ Arjun Kapoor ]
Bffs:
*
The Forest
* Dangerous Ishhq
* Ishaqzaade
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12 May 12 Sat
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 12: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians : 1600
IST : Kolkata
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils : 2000
IST : Chennai
World Fair Trade Day is celebrated
on the second Saturday of
May, |
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13 May 12 Sun
[Bomb Blasts]
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 13: Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors India : 1600
IST : Jaipur
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 13: Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers : 2000 IST
: Chandigarh
Mother's Day, a day
honoring mothers is
celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of May.
It complements Father's Day which is observed on 3rd Sun
of Jun.
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Bomb blasts
: On 13th May
2008
at eight different sites in Jaipur simultaneously,
including a crowded shopping site and a Hanuman temple;
a self-styled Indian Mujahideen, (a collaboration of LeT
& SIMI) had claimed responsibility.
Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar : Happy
Birthday : 1956 - Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living
Foundation (founded 1982), which aims at relieving both
individual stress and societal problems and violence,
and which is an NGO with UNESCO consultative status.
Sunny Leone
[born Karen Malhotra] : Happy Birthday : 1981 - an
Indo-Canadian pornographic Actress,
Businesswoman and Model.
Derailment :
2002 :
Jaunpur [UP]
deliberate
(crash/terror attack) of
train :
Deaths : 12; Injured 80.
Rajya Sabha
: In 1952 the Upper House
of the Parliament of India, held its first
sitting.
Dr. Zakir Hussain
: 1967 became the
third President of India. He was the first Muslim
President of Indian Union.
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Pokhran
: In 1998
India carried out
two nuclear tests at Pokhran,
in addition to the three conducted on May 11. The
United
States and Japan had imposed economic sanctions on
India.
R.K. Narayan
: Death
Anniversary
: 2001 Novelist
(b. 1906). |
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14 May 12 Mon
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Cricket
: IPL 2012
: May 14: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
: 1600 IST : Bangalore
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 14: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings :
2000 IST : Kolkata
Mrinal Sen : 1923 : Happy Birthday Film Director. He was given the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award in
2005.
Waheeda Rehman
: Happy Birthday :
1936 Actress.
Zarine Khan : Happy Birthday : 1988 - Actress and Model. She started her acting career in 2010 with
the film Veer, starring Salman Khan. She has been noted
for looks very similar to actress Katrina Kaif. |
SUN enters Taurus : 14-5-12 : 16:10
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15 May 12 Tue
Madhuri Dixit |
Cricket : IPL 2012 : May 15: Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab : Delhi
Happy Birthday : 1967
-
Madhuri Dixit, one of the
most respected and prominent female actors in
Bollywood.
In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri.
Birth Anniversary : 1923
Johnny Walker, Indian actor
(d. 2003). |
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Cannes International Film Festival
will take place from 16 to 27 May 2012. |
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16 May 12 Wed
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Cricket : IPL 2012 :
May 16: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders : Mumbai
: 20:00 IST
ARUSHI : 2008 - Sensational twin murders
of Arushi, daughter of Dr
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, and
Hemraj the family's
manservant that shook the nation.
SIKKIM
: 1975 India
annexed Sikkim after the mountain
state held a referendum in which the popular vote
was in favour of merging with India.
NATWAR Singh :
1931 : Birth Anniversary Politician |
SAT retrogrades to Virgo : 16-5-12 : 6:36
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17 May 12 Thu
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Cricket : IPL
2012
: May 17: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings : 1600
IST : Dharamsala
Cricket : IPL
2012
: May 17: Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers
Bangalore : 2000 IST : Delhi
International
Day Against
Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO)
is celebrated May 17.
Pankaj
Udhas : Happy Birthday : 1951 - the Ghazal Singer. |
JUP enters
Taurus : 17-5-12 : 9:34
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18 May 12 Fri
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Cricket : IPL 2012 : May 18: Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals : Hyderabad
Bomb
Blast : 2007 : The old city area in
Hyderabad
experienced a Bomb Blast
: Deaths 16 : Injured 100.
Vasco da Gama : 1498
reaches the
port of Calicut, India.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
:
Birth Anniversary : 1913 , Fifth
President of India (d. 1996). |
Bffs:
*
Mr. Bhatti On Chutti
*
Department
*
Love Lies & Seeta
?Ajitabh Bachchan
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Farida Jalal
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19 May 12 Sat
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 19: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils : 1600 IST
: Dharamsala
Cricket : IPL 2012 :
May 19: Pune Warriors India vs Kolkata Knight Riders :
2000 IST : Pune
Swami
KRIYANANDA
: Birth
Anniversary : 1926 , Teacher and
Author.
Happy Birthday : 1934
Ruskin Bond, Author. |
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20 May 12 Sun |
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 20: Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
: 1600 IST : Hyderabad
Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 20: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians : 2000 IST
: Jaipur
Chandrashekarendra
Saraswati : Birth Anniversary : 1894 Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994).
Jr. NTR
: Happy Birthday : 1983 Film Actor. |
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21 May 12 Mon
[Rajiv Gandhi] |
Anti Terrorism Day
Rajiv
Gandhi : Death Anniversary : 1991 Former
Prime Minister
was assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Chennai.
Nation to pay homage.
Anti Terrorism Day
is
observed
throughout the country on the Death Anniversary of RG. Employees in Govt.
offices, Public
Sector Undertakings and other public institutions
in the
country take a pledge in connection with the A-T
Day.
Aditya Chopra :
1971 : Happy Birthday - Film
Director,
Writer and Producer.
Mohanlal
: 1960 : Happy Birthday - Actor and Producer. |
Savitri Pooja
MER enters Taurus : 21-5-12 : 21:52
New Moon : 21 May 2012 : 05:17
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22 May 12 Tue
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Cricket : IPL 2012 : May 22:
Qualifier 1 : First Placed Team vs Second Placed Team : Pune
Parliament session ends [22 May 2012].
UPA II
to celebrate Third anniversary;
Manmohan Singh was re-appointed as the Prime Minister of
India on May 22, 2009. |
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22 May - 10 Jun 12 |
French Open
from Roland Garros will be held between 22 May and 10
Jun 2012. |
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23 May 12 Wed
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 23: Elminator
: Third Placed Team vs Fourth Placed Team : Bangalore |
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24 May 12 Thu
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BJP National Executive
meet to be held in Mumbai on 24-25 May 2012.
Rajesh ROSHAN
: 1955 : Happy Birthday - Hindi Cinema Music Composer.
Majrooh SULTANPURI
: 2000 : Death Anniversary - Poet and Lyricist (b. 1919).
ARUSHI Talwar : Birth
Anniversary |
[
Rajesh Roshan ] |
25 May 12 Fri
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Cricket : IPL 2012
: May 25:
Qualifier 2
: Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of
Qualifier1 : Chennai
Rash Behari Bose
: 1886 : Birth Anniversary - Leader against the British Raj in India (d. 1945)
KARAN Johar : 1972 : Happy Birthday - is a Film Director, Producer and TV Celebrity. He is one of
the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood.
His next film is Student Of The Year starring Shahrukh Khan, Boman Irani, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt,
etc. (19 Oct 2012).
KUNAL Khemu : 1983 : Happy Birthday - Actor. He will be seen in the film
Shanghai along with Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi.
Sunil DUTT
: 2005 : Death anniversary Actor and
Politician (b. 6 Jun 1929). |
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26 May 12 Sat
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Kazi Nazrul Islam :
Birthday
is celebrated throughout West Bengal.
Tarsem Singh : 1961
: Happy
Birthday Film
Director. |
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27 May 12 Sun
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Cricket : IPL 2012 : May 27 : Final : Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of
Qualifier : Chennai
Pandit Jawaharlal
NEHRU : 1964 : Death Anniversary
was a major political leader and pivotal figure in
the
Congress Party, and the first and longest-serving
Prime
Minister of independent India, serving from 1947
to 1964.
As one of the founders of the Non-aligned
Movement, he was
an important figure in the international politics
of the
post-war era (b.1889)
Nitin
GADKARI
: 1957 : Happy Birthday - an Industrialist, Agriculturist, Sr. Politician
and all
India Party President of Bhartiya Janta Party.
N T
RAMA RAO : 1923 : Birth
Anniversary Actor and Politician (d. 1998) |
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28 May 12 Mon |
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29 May 12 Tue |
Chaudhary CHARAN SINGH :
1987 : Nation
pays homage to the 7th Prime Minister of India on his
death anniversary. The main function is at Kisan
Ghat in the National Capital, the samadhi of the
late
Prime Minister (b. 23 Dec 1902).
PANKAJ
Kapur : 1950 : Happy
Birthday Theatre, TV
and Film
Actor. He has became a
household name
through his TV series Office Office, a comic
satire on
prevalent corruption. |
Pankaj Kapoor |
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30 May 12 Thu |
Paresh Rawal :
Happy Birthday : 1950
Actor.
Ness Wadia
: Happy Birthday :
1970 Industrialist.
Trinidad and Tobago
Indian Arrival Day (National Holiday in T&T). |
Paresh Rawal |
31 May 12 Fri
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World No Tobacco Day
: On May 31 every year, the world observes World No
Tobacco Day (WNTD) that is promoted by the World Health
Organization (WHO). The objective of observing this Day is to reduce tobacco consumption which can
lead to deadly diseases like cancer and early death.
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