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Historical Event on 2/12/2000

17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
4/19/1995Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
9/24/1997E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore.
1/25/1917Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.