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Historical Event on 8/12/2000

Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
1/1/1979This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
2/20/1929K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu.
1/31/1946Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.