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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 |
| 7/8/1991 | 25 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan. |
| 5/14/1963 | Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 1/23/2000 | India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. |
| 2/17/1993 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"". |
| 8/1/1916 | Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 9/25/1947 | Kashmir accedes to Indian Union. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 10/6/1974 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression. |
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