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Historical Event on 9/19/2000
Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/19/2000 | Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 8/11/1997 | Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati. |
| 8/14/1947 | Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania was appinted as the Chief Justice of India. He was in this office till 05/11/1951. |
| 5/10/1977 | Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away. |
| 6/17/1933 | The civil disobedience campaign ended. |
| 9/6/1903 | Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow. |
| 12/5/1905 | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
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