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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 |
| 2/12/2000 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 10/31/1989 | Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90. |
| 7/11/1882 | Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra. |
| 8/3/1995 | Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government. |
| 12/12/1989 | Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 1/27/1904 | R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/11/1915 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
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