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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
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
2/1/1988The first Congress of the Indian Dental Association begins. (28-1-88).
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.