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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
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
5/29/1658Dara Shukoh was utterly defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of Samugarh near Agra.
11/1/1990JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support.
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
3/26/1991Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).