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Historical Event on 12/24/2000
Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/19/1983 | Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler. |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 4/13/1890 | Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born. |
| 1/18/1950 | Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away. |
| 1/9/1995 | Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election. |
| 9/19/1965 | Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
| 5/6/1952 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution. |
| 11/7/1995 | G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates. |
| 2/6/1915 | Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP. |
| 10/12/1946 | Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay. |
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