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Historical Event on 12/12/2000

J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1992Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.