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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 |
| 2/18/1911 | Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction. |
| 6/10/1891 | Gandhiji called to the Bar. |
| 9/13/1997 | Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites. |
| 9/1/1915 | Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born. |
| 12/9/1947 | India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed. |
| 9/22/1999 | India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4. |
| 7/13/1999 | Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar. |
| 5/14/1999 | Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal. |
| 3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
| 9/17/1885 | Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born. |
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