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Historical Event on 2/12/2000
17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
| 5/17/1980 | V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs. |
| 9/26/1932 | Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 7/4/1997 | Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls. |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 7/12/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company. |
| 7/1/1938 | Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
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