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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
1/26/1988A Post Office was established at Dakshin Gangotri under the Goa Postal Division. (11-7-89).
1/22/1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
4/17/1904Naoomal Jeoomal Makhija, cricketer, pioneer Indian Test opening batsman, Right Arm Bowler and played 3 matches, was born at Karachi.
3/19/1907Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
10/28/1911Mutyalswami Muniswami Naidu, cricket Test umpire, one test in 1951-52, was born at Vadodara, Gujarat.