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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
3/25/1996CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.