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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
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
10/16/1878Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala.
11/25/1879Sri Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, professor, saint poet, great orator and prolific writer, was born in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan). He was the founder of Mira Movement.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
6/17/1913Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born.
6/5/1927Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
4/16/1996Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.