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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
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
2/24/1674Prataprao Gujar, a great Maratha warrior at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
6/13/1757Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.