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Historical Event on 12/5/2000
Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/13/1993 | All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly. |
| 8/15/1992 | Karnataka seeks army help to nab sandal wood smuggler Veerappan. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 4/28/1701 | John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
| 6/9/1923 | Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan. |
| 7/11/1980 | Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait. |
| 10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
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