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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 |
| 4/5/1979 | First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay. |
| 2/15/1865 | Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
| 2/9/1946 | Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours. |
| 8/3/1900 | Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 2/14/1999 | Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal. |
| 5/24/1813 | Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born. |
| 6/9/1999 | The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector. |
| 12/3/1971 | India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander. |
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