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Historical Event on 12/28/2000

India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
1/5/1941Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
5/9/1981Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.
1/16/1992For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.