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Historical Event on 9/19/2000

Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
10/11/1999Congress (I) Ministry under the leadership of Mukut Mithi is sworn-in in Arunachal Pradesh.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
12/20/1904Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.