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Historical Event on 8/10/2000

Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1953Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission.
3/1/1979Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
9/9/1947Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.