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Historical Event on 12/5/2000

Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
10/14/1994Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died.
9/23/1858Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died.
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.