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Historical Event on 8/12/2000

Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.
11/20/1888Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth 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.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.