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Historical Event on 4/12/2000

Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1915Sita Ram Surajmal Jajoo, social reformer and politician, was born at Neemuch Cantt, M.P.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
7/3/1985Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
5/13/1648Redfort construction was completed
8/11/1984A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud.
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
10/16/1994Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.