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Historical Event on 1/12/2000

Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
9/23/1965The Indian Army secured the Kashmir Valley and the only object left was to clean out the remnants of the Gibraltar Force. Under the guidance of United Nations, the cease-fire came into effect.
7/12/1999India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
7/4/1999Over 500 children of Kargil migrants take out a procession to Batalik in a show of solidarity with the Indian army.
11/8/1831Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.