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Historical Event on 6/12/2000
The Government appointed S. K. Mahajan of Delhi High Court as the chairman of the one-man tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring LTTE as unlawful.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1923 | Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away. |
| 6/28/1787 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 2/17/1670 | Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost. |
| 4/15/1927 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born. |
| 5/17/1997 | Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage. |
| 11/15/1921 | 16 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels. |
| 6/22/1898 | The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India. |
| 5/8/1996 | Poll counting begins. |
| 10/11/1984 | Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died |
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