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Historical Event on 9/8/2000

Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
9/8/1993Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
2/1/1985Muhammad Azharuddin created a world record at Kanpur by hitting a century in each of his first three test.
10/21/1994Government notifies substantial increase in the ceiling on election expenses on Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
3/12/1992Centenary celebrations held at Kasturba Hospital for Infections diseases. (CIVIC).
1/7/1928Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), was born at Amritsar.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.