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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
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
6/19/1931Nandini Satpathy, politician, was born at Cuttack in Orissa.
4/16/1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.