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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 |
| 12/22/1998 | The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist. |
| 12/13/1978 | Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 10/1/1926 | Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children. |
| 6/26/1995 | Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population. |
| 12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
| 3/12/1988 | After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 10/11/1991 | BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land. |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
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