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Historical Event on 2/12/1997

Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
2/20/1953India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.
5/5/1947Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
6/17/1824Bureau of Indian Affairs established.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
11/20/1999Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, senior journalist `Cho' Ramaswamy, eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman and veteran RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh nominated to the Rajya Sabha.