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Historical Event on 2/12/2000

Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1944Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
4/12/1936Nehru urges Socialism for India.
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
8/3/1886Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
10/25/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
3/13/1857Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.