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Historical Event on 11/8/2000

India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
3/2/1986Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.
10/3/1880Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.