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Historical Event on 12/13/2000
Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/30/1979 | R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980. |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 5/5/1989 | Naval Tata, famous industrialist, passed away. |
| 4/13/1984 | Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park. |
| 2/18/1899 | Jainarain Vyas, leader, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He played a leading role in creating united Rajasthan by integration of various states of Rajputana. He was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1951 to 1954. |
| 10/23/1973 | Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died. |
| 11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
| 5/19/1969 | Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
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