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Historical Event on 1/12/2000

The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
3/11/1997Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).
4/27/1920Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.
7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
12/27/1898Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.