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Historical Event on 1/12/2000

Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
11/5/1605Accession of Jahangir
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
12/27/1926Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
11/30/1994Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died.