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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
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
8/1/1932Meena Kumari, film actress, was born.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
1/26/1927Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.